Kosmos 1

Kosmos 1
Stamp of Ukraine of 2005 (Scott 583)
NamesSputnik 11
DS-2 No.1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Ionosphere
Harvard designation1962 Theta 1
COSPAR ID1962-008A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.266
Mission duration2 months and 9 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDS-2 No.1
Spacecraft typeDnepropetrovsk Sputnik
BusDS-2
Launch mass315 kg (694 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date16 March 1962, 11:59 GMT
RocketKosmos-2I 63S1
Launch siteKapustin Yar, Mayak-2
ContractorYuzhnoye
Entered service16 March 1962
End of mission
Decay date25 May 1962
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude207 km (129 mi)
Apogee altitude649 km (403 mi)
Inclination49.0°
Period93.1 minutes

Kosmos 1 (Russian: Космос 1 meaning Cosmos 1), also known as DS-2 No.1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 11 was a technology demonstration and ionospheric research satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the first satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the first spacecraft launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme to successfully reach orbit.