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Sputnik 19

NSSDC/COSPAR ID: 1962-040A

Description

Sputnik 19 was a Venera-type spacecraft intended to make a landing on Venus. The SL-6/A-2-e launcher put the spacecraft into Earth orbit, but the escape stage failed and the probe remained in geocentric orbit for three days until the orbit decayed on 28 August and it re-entered Earth's atmosphere.

This spacecraft was originally designated Sputnik 23 in the U.S. Naval Space Command Satellite Situation Summary.

Alternate Names

  • Alpha Pi 1
  • Sputnik 23 (USNSC)
  • 00372

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1962-08-25
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation Upper Stage + Escape Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 890.0 kg

Funding Agency

  • Unknown (U.S.S.R)

Discipline

  • Planetary Science

Additional Information

Questions or comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Dr. David R. Williams.

 

Selected References

Shelton, W., Soviet space exploration - the first decade, Arthur Barker Ltd., Unnumbered, London, England, 1969.

Harvey, B., The new Russian space programme from competition to collaboration, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England, 1996.

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