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Vehicle file · LV-190

Kosmos-2I

Strategic Rocket Forces · Kosmos · RETIRED

Kosmos-2I is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Strategic Rocket Forces. It stands 31.0 m tall, lifts 300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 27 October 1961. It has flown 38 times with 26 successes, a success rate of 68.4%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

PUBLISHED
Height31.0 m
Diameter1.6 m
Payload to LEO300 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight27 October 1961
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights38
Successful26
Failed12
Success rate68.4%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0

About Kosmos-2I 63S1

Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

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No Kosmos-2I 63S1 flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

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Common questions

How many times has Kosmos-2I flown?
Kosmos-2I has flown 38 orbital missions, with 26 successes and 12 failures.
What is Kosmos-2I's success rate?
Kosmos-2I has a success rate of 68.4%, from 26 successful flights out of 38 attempts.
When is the next Kosmos-2I launch?
Kosmos-2I has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Kosmos-2I lift to orbit?
Kosmos-2I is rated for 300 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Kosmos-2I reusable?
No. Kosmos-2I is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.