Venera 2MV-1 No.1

2MV-1 No.1
Mission typeVenus lander
OperatorOKB-1
Harvard designation1962 Alpha Pi 1[1]
COSPAR ID1962-040A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.372
Mission durationLaunch failure
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type2MV-1
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass890 kilograms (1,960 lb)
Powerwatts
Start of mission
Launch date25 August 1962, 02:18:45 (1962-08-25UTC02:18:45Z) UTC
RocketMolniya 8K78 s/n T103-12
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
Decay date28 August 1962 (1962-08-29)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth (achieved)
Heliocentric (intended)
Eccentricity0.00403
Perigee altitude168 kilometres (104 mi)
Apogee altitude221 kilometres (137 mi)
Inclination64.9 degrees
Period88.71 minutes
Epoch25 August 1962 (1962-08-25)

Venera 2MV-1 No.1,[2][1] also known as Sputnik 19 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Venera programme.

Due to a problem with its upper stage it failed to leave low Earth orbit, and reentered the atmosphere a few days later.[3] It was the first of two Venera 2MV-1 spacecraft, both of which failed to leave Earth orbit.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "Venera (2a), (2b) (2MV-1 #1, 2)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wade, Mark. "Venera". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2010.