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Class: Technology. Nation: USSR. Manufacturer: KBYu.

Technology test of light satellite.

Specification

Total Mass: 300 kg.

DS-1 Chronology

08 August 1960 Kosmos 63S1 small booster and DS small satellites authorised. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.

Central Committee of the Communist Party and Council of Soviet Ministers Decree 'On the Creation of the Rocket-Carrier 63S1 Based on the R-12 Missile, and the Development and Launch of Small Artificial Satellite--start of work on launcher and satellites at OKB-586'

27 October 1961 DS-1 s/n 1 Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. FAILURE: First stage failed. Mass: 300 kg.

First attempted launch of Cosmos 63S1 small launch vehicle.

21 December 1961 DS-1 s/n 2 Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. FAILURE: Second stage failed 354 seconds after launch. Mass: 300 kg.

Second attempted launch of Cosmos 63S1 small launch vehicle.

01 October 1963 Kosmos scientific satellites authorised. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63.

All-Russian Council of the National Economy (VSNKh) Decree 'Program for Space Investigations With Small Artificial Satellite, Launched on the Kosmos -- On course of work on small satellites at OKB-586' was issued.

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