Satellites

Payload

PROTON 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

PROTON 2 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on November 2, 1965 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 2, 1965 at 12:28 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
UR-500
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Proton 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
214 km
Periapsis
144 km
Inclination
63.42°
Orbital period
88.07 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
8,300 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-087A
NORAD catalog №
1701
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 6, 1966

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 6, 1966
Time in service
96 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed