Kosmos 31 (DS-MT No.2), a Soviet Yuzhnoye technology satellite testing an electric gyrodyne orientation system, with secondary cosmic-ray and sky-luminosity instruments. Kosmos-2I from Kapustin Yar placed it in LEO on 6 June 1964; it reentered on 20 October.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 247 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 21st
- of 38 Kosmos-2I flights
- Date and time
- 6 June 1964, 06:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-2I
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1964-028
- Launches in 1964
- 35th of 100
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