Venera 2MV-1 No.1
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Venera 2MV-1 No.1,[2][1] also known as Sputnik 19 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Venera programme.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Venus lander |
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Operator | OKB-1 |
Harvard designation | 1962 Alpha Pi 1[1] |
COSPAR ID | 1962-040A |
SATCAT no. | 372 |
Mission duration | Launch failure |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 2MV-1 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 890 kilograms (1,960 lb) |
Power | watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 August 1962, 02:18:45 (1962-08-25UTC02:18:45Z) UTC |
Rocket | Molniya 8K78 s/n T103-12 |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 28 August 1962 (1962-08-29) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth (achieved) Heliocentric (intended) |
Eccentricity | 0.00403 |
Perigee altitude | 168 kilometres (104 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 221 kilometres (137 mi) |
Inclination | 64.9 degrees |
Period | 88.71 minutes |
Epoch | 25 August 1962 (1962-08-25) |
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Due to a problem with its upper stage it failed to leave low Earth orbit, and reentered the atmosphere a few days later.[3] It was the first of two Venera 2MV-1 spacecraft, both of which failed to leave Earth orbit.[1]