Launch · COSPAR 1961-003 · 12 Feb 1961

VENERA 1

Name: Launch 1961-003 — VENERA 1
Start: 1961-02-12
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

75% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

Payload Payload · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
VENERA 1	80	1961-003A	Unknown	OTHER	—	—	on orbit	—
SPUTNIK 8	77	1961-003C	Decayed	LEO	169 / 242 km	65.01°	25 Feb 1961	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SL-6 R/B	76	1961-003B	Decayed	LEO	211 / 238 km	65.01°	18 Feb 1961	—

Debris Debris · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SL-6 DEB	78	1961-003D	Decayed	LEO	198 / 305 km	65.01°	18 Feb 1961	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1961-003; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.