Sputnik 15 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

28 May 1962, 3:00am

Location

Kapustin Yar Launch Site

Kapustin Yar

Pad

Mayak-2

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Kosmos-2I image

Kosmos-2I

Mission

Sputnik 15

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Elliptical Orbit

This was the second 2MS satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on May 2, 1963.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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