Kosmos-2I

Kosmos-2I (GRAU Index: 11K63, also known as Cosmos-2I) is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets, members of the R-12 Kosmos (rocket family), which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977. They were superseded by the R-14 derived Kosmos-3 and Kosmos-3M.

Kosmos-2I
FunctionOrbital carrier rocket
ManufacturerYuzhnoye / NPO Polyot
Country of originSoviet Union
Size
Height31 metres (102 ft)
Diameter1.6 metres (5.2 ft)
Mass48,110 kilograms (106,060 lb)
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to LEO63S1: 300 kilograms (660 lb)
63SM: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesKapustin Yar
Plesetsk (63SM only)
Total launches63S1: 38
63SM: 122
Successes63S1: 26
63SM: 113
Failures63S1: 12
63SM: 9
First flight63S1: 27 October 1961
63SM: 24 May 1966
Last flight63S1:19 December 1967
63SM: 18 June 1977

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