Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
Russia
Date
Tue, 24 Apr 1962 04:00:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#158 ever
Mission
Cosmos 3 was the first 2MS satellite deployed by the OKB-1. It operated until August 20, 1962 and re-entered the atmosphere on October 17, 1963 .