Kosmos 51 (DS-MT No.3), a Soviet Yuzhnoye technology satellite launched on a Kosmos-2I from Kapustin Yar to demonstrate an electric gyrodyne orientation system and study cosmic rays and sky luminosity.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 247 kg
- Flight
- 26th
- of 38 Kosmos-2I flights
- Date and time
- 9 December 1964, 23:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-2I
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1964-080
- Launches in 1964
- 93rd of 100
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