| Mission type | Geophysics Technology |
|---|---|
| Harvard designation | 1962 Nu 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-013A |
| SATCAT no. | 00281 |
| Mission duration | 176 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 2MS |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 330 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 April 1962, 04:04:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar, Mayak-2 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 17 October 1962 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 216 km |
| Apogee altitude | 707 km |
| Inclination | 49.0° |
| Period | 93.8 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 April 1962 |
Kosmos 3 (Russian: Космос 3 meaning Cosmos 3), also known as 2MS No.1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 13 was a scientific research and technology demonstration satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962.