NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1963-011A
Cosmos 15 was a Soviet surveillance satellite launched aboard a Vostok 2 rocket. Its capsule was recovered after 5 days. It was a first generation, low resolution photo surveillance mission that also carried weather and radiation experiments.
Launch Date: 1963-04-22
Launch Vehicle: Vostok 2
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 4730 kg
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