Kosmos 63S1M

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Kosmos 63S1M

Kosmos LV -

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Family: Tsyklon. Country: Ukraine. Status: Hardware. Other Designations: Kosmos 2M. Library of Congress Designation: B-1. Department of Defence Designation: SL-7. ASCC Reporting Name: Sandal. Manufacturer's Designation: 63S1M.

Modernized version of 63S1 initial configuration of the first Kosmos launcher and the prototype for the production 11K63 launch vehicle. Suborbital launches from Plesetsk from 1965 at from the modified R-12 silo 'Dvina'. Flown only a few times in 1965-1967. Succeeded by the 11K63 production model launched from the 'Raduga' complex.

Specifications

Launches: 5. Failures: 0. Success Rate: 100.00% pct. First Launch Date: 19 October 1965. Last Launch Date: 26 April 1966. LEO Payload: 450 kg. to: 270 km Orbit. at: 71.0 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 64,905 kgf. Total Mass: 48,110 kg. Core Diameter: 1.6 m. Total Length: 25.8 m.

Stage Number: 1. 1 x Kosmos A-1 Gross Mass: 39,515 kg. Empty Mass: 3,150 kg. Thrust (vac): 74,500 kgf. Isp: 264 sec. Burn time: 125 sec. Isp(sl): 230 sec. Diameter: 1.6 m. Span: 1.8 m. Length: 18.0 m. Propellants: Nitric acid/Kerosene No Engines: 1. RD-214
Stage Number: 2. 1 x Kosmos A-2 Gross Mass: 8,595 kg. Empty Mass: 840 kg. Thrust (vac): 10,760 kgf. Isp: 352 sec. Burn time: 250 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 1.6 m. Span: 1.6 m. Length: 7.8 m. Propellants: Lox/UDMH No Engines: 1. RD-119

Kosmos 63S1M Chronology

1965 Oct 19 - - 05:44 GMT. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Complex: LC86/1.

Cosmos 93 Spacecraft: DS-U2-V. Payload: DS-U2-V s/n 1. Mass: 305 kg.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

1965 Nov 4 - - 05:31 GMT. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Complex: LC86/1.

Cosmos 95 Spacecraft: DS-U2-V. Payload: DS-U2-V s/n 2. Mass: 325 kg.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

1965 Nov 26 - - 12:14 GMT. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Complex: LC86/1.

Cosmos 97 Spacecraft: DS-U2-M. Payload: DS-U2-M s/n 1. Mass: 267 kg.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

1966 Jan 25 - - 12:28 GMT. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Complex: LC86/1.

Cosmos 106 Spacecraft: DS-P1-I. Payload: DS-P1-I s/n 1. Mass: 325 kg.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

1966 Apr 26 - - 10:04 GMT. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Complex: LC86/1.

Cosmos 116 Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. Payload: DS-P1-Yu s/n 6. Mass: 325 kg.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

Bibliography:

42 - Isakowitz, Steven J,, International Reference to Space Launch Systems Second Edition, AIAA, Washington DC, 1991.
79 - Zak, Anatoly, Spaceflight, "Cosmos Launcher", 1996, Volume 38, page 416.
99 - Agapov, V, Novosti Kosmonavtiki, "K zapusku pervovo ISZ serii 'DS'", 1997, Issue 6.

R-56, R-26, 63S1 - From left to right, dynamic test models of: R-56 monster launch vehicle; R-26 ICBM; Kosmos 63S1 launch vehicle

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