Kosmos-2I Launch Vehicle
Kosmos-2I was the light, two-stage R-12-derived branch of the Soviet Kosmos launch-vehicle program. The line began flying in 1961, launched the first spacecraft to receive a Kosmos designation in March 1962, and remained in use through 1977 for small military and scientific payloads from Kapustin Yar and Plesetsk.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Kosmos-2ICosmos-2IKosmos-2Cosmos-2SL-7
- Family Name
- Kosmos-2I
- Full Name
- Kosmos-2I Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Kosmos-2I was the light, two-stage R-12-derived branch of the Soviet Kosmos launch-vehicle program. The line began flying in 1961, launched the first spacecraft to receive a Kosmos designation in March 1962, and remained in use through 1977 for small military and scientific payloads from Kapustin Yar and Plesetsk.
- First Flight Year
- 1,961
- Last Flight Year
- 1,977
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 14:03:29 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:26:39 UTC
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