Interkosmos 5 (DS-U2-IK #2), a Soviet–Czechoslovak scientific satellite studying near-Earth radiation, solar-related corpuscular streams, and low-frequency plasma waves. Kosmos-2 (11K63) from Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 placed the craft in LEO on 2 December 1971.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 296 kg
- Flight
- 84th
- of 126 Kosmos 11K63 flights
- Date and time
- 2 December 1971, 08:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1971-104
- Launches in 1971
- 114th of 133
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