Kosmos-2

(Selected)
Kosmos-series
satellite
reference images

Kosmos-3
Kosmos-2Kosmos-3

This page contains reference images for the Kosmos-series satellites. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

See also the closely-related and equally-challenging Interkosmos-series satellite reference images page.

Launch information
(found elsewhere)
Reference images
(immediately below)
Launch covers
(including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers)
(found elsewhere)
Other postal items
(stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.)
(found elsewhere)
Kosmos
(Russia/USSR)
Kosmos
(Russia/USSR)
Kosmos
(Russia/USSR)
Kosmos
(Russia/USSR)


Satellite(s) (Spacecraft Bus*)Launch Date(s)Reference Image(s)*
Kosmos (Russia/USSR)
Kosmos-(1a) (ds-1 #1) [failed]
Kosmos-(1c) (ds-1 #2) [failed]
1961-10-27
1961-12-21
Kosmos-1a (ds-1)
Kosmos-(1b) (Zenit-2 #1) [failed]
Kosmos-4 (Zenit-2 #2)
Kosmos-(6) (Zenit-2 #3) [failed]
Kosmos-7 (Zenit-2 #4)
Kosmos-9 (Zenit-2 #5)
Kosmos-10 (Zenit-2 #6)
Kosmos-12 (Zenit-2 #7)
Kosmos-13 (Zenit-2 #8)
Kosmos-15 (Zenit-2 #9)
Kosmos-16 (Zenit-2 #10)
Kosmos-18 (Zenit-2 #11)
Kosmos-(19b) (Zenit-2 #12) [failed]
Kosmos-20 (Zenit-2 #13)
Kosmos-(23) (Zenit-2 #14) [failed]
Kosmos-24 (Zenit-2 #15)
Kosmos-28 (Zenit-2 #16)
Kosmos-29 (Zenit-2 #17)
Kosmos-32 (Zenit-2 #18)
Kosmos-33 (Zenit-2 #19)
Kosmos-35 (Zenit-2 #20)
Kosmos-37 (Zenit-2 #21)
Kosmos-46 (Zenit-2 #22)
Kosmos-48 (Zenit-2 #23)
Kosmos-50 (Zenit-2 #24)
Kosmos-52 (Zenit-2 #25)
Kosmos-64 (Zenit-2 #26)
Kosmos-66 (Zenit-2 #27)
Kosmos-68 (Zenit-2 #28)
Kosmos-(71b) (Zenit-2 #29) [failed]
Kosmos-78 (Zenit-2 #30)
Kosmos-98 (Zenit-2 #31)
Kosmos-99 (Zenit-2 #32)
Kosmos-104 (Zenit-2 #33)
Many more!
1961-12-11
1962-04-26
1962-06-01
1962-07-28
1962-09-27
1962-10-17
1962-12-22
1963-03-21
1963-04-22
1963-04-28
1963-05-24
1963-07-10
1963-10-18
1963-11-28
1963-12-19
1964-04-04
1964-04-25
1964-04-10
1964-06-23
1964-07-15
1964-08-14
1964-09-24
1964-10-14
1964-10-28
1965-01-11
1965-03-25
1965-05-07
1965-06-15
1965-07-13
1965-08-14
1965-11-27
1965-12-11
1966-01-07
Many more!
Kosmos-4 (Zenit-2)
Kosmos-1 (ds-2 #1)
Kosmos-(51) (ds-2 #2) [failed]
1962-03-16
1964-12-01
Kosmos-1 (ds-2)
Kosmos-2 (1ms #1)
Kosmos-(12) (1ms #2) [failed]
1962-04-06
1962-10-25
Kosmos-2 (1ms)
Kosmos-3 (2ms #1)
Kosmos-5 (2ms #2)
1962-04-24
1962-05-28
Kosmos-3 (2ms)
Kosmos-6 (ds-p1 #1)
Kosmos-(14) (ds-p1 #2) [failed]
Kosmos-19 (ds-p1 #3)
Kosmos-25 (ds-p1 #4)
1962-03-30
1963-04-06
1963-08-06
1963-02-27
Kosmos-6 (ds-p1)
Kosmos-8 (ds-k-8 #1)1962-08-18Kosmos-8 (ds-k-8)
Kosmos-11 (ds-a1 #1)
Kosmos-17 (ds-a1 #2)
Kosmos-(20) (ds-a1 #3) [failed]
Kosmos-(21) (ds-a1 #4) [failed]
Kosmos-53 (ds-a1 #5)
Kosmos-(54b) (ds-a1 #6) [failed]
Kosmos-70 (ds-a1 #7)
1962-10-20
1963-05-22
1963-08-22
1963-10-24
1965-01-30
1965-02-20
1965-07-02
Kosmos-11 (ds-a1)
Kosmos-11 (sketch)
Kosmos-14 (omega #1)
Kosmos-23 (omega #2)
1963-04-13
1963-12-13
Kosmos-14 (Omega)
Kosmos-14 (Omega)
Kosmos-(19a) (ds-mt #1) [failed]
Kosmos-31 (ds-mt #2)
Kosmos-51 (ds-mt #3)
1963-06-01
1964-06-06
1964-12-09
Kosmos-31 (ds-mt)
Kosmos-21 (Zond test)1963-11-11No image available
Kosmos-22 (Zenit-4 #1)
Kosmos-30 (Zenit-4 #2)
Kosmos-34 (Zenit-4 #3)
Kosmos-45 (Zenit-4 #4)
Kosmos-59 (Zenit-4 #5)
Kosmos-65 (Zenit-4 #6)
Kosmos-67 Zenit-4 #7)
Kosmos-69 (Zenit-4 #8)
Kosmos-77 (Zenit-4 #9)
Kosmos-79 (Zenit-4 #10)
Kosmos-85 (Zenit-4 #11)
Kosmos-91 (Zenit-4 #12)
Kosmos-92 (Zenit-4 #13)
Kosmos-94 (Zenit-4 #14)
Kosmos-109 (Zenit-4 #15)
Many more!
1963-11-16
1964-05-18
1964-07-01
1964-09-13
1965-03-07
1965-04-17
1965-05-25
1965-06-24
1965-08-03
1965-08-25
1965-09-03
1965-09-23
1965-10-16
1965-10-28
1966-02-19
Many more!
Kosmos-22 (Zenit-4)
Kosmos-26 (ds-mg #1)
Kosmos-49 (ds-mg #2)
1964-03-18
1964-10-24
Kosmos-26 (ds-mg)
Kosmos-27 (3mv-1 #1)1964-03-27Kosmos-27 (3mv-1)
Kosmos-36 (ds-p1-yu #1)
Kosmos-(54a) (ds-p1-yu #2) [failed]
Kosmos-76 (ds-p1-yu #3)
Kosmos-101 (ds-p1-yu #4)
Many more!
1964-07-30
1965-02-12
1965-07-23
1965-12-21
Many more!
Kosmos-36 (ds-p1-yu)
Kosmos-38/39/40 (Strela-1 #1/2/3)
Kosmos-42/43 (Strela-1 #4/5)
Kosmos-(49/50/51) (Strela-1 #6/7/8) [failed]
Kosmos-54/55/56 (Strela-1 #9/10/11)
Kosmos-61/62/63 (Strela-1 #12/13/14)
Kosmos-71/72/73/74/75 (Strela-1 #15/16/17/18/19)
Kosmos-80/81/82/83/84 (Strela-1 #20/21/22/23/24)
Kosmos-86/87/88/89/90 (Strela-1 #25/26/27/28/29)
1964-08-18
1964-08-22
1964-10-23
1965-02-21
1965-03-15
1965-07-16
1965-09-03
1965-09-18
Kosmos-38 (Strela-1)
Kosmos-41 (Molniya-1-1b #1)1964-08-22Kosmos-41 (Molniya-1)
Kosmos-44 (Meteor-1 #1)
Kosmos-58 (Meteor-1 #2)
Kosmos-100 (Meteor-1 #3)
Kosmos-118 (Meteor-1 #4)
Kosmos-122 (Meteor-1 #5)
Kosmos-144 (Meteor-1 #6)
Kosmos-156 (Meteor-1 #7)
Kosmos-184 (Meteor-1 #8)
Kosmos-206 (Meteor-1 #9)
Kosmos-226 (Meteor-1 #10)
Kosmos-(265) (Meteor-1 #11) [failed]
1964-08-28
1964-08-28
1965-12-17
1966-05-11
1966-06-25
1967-02-28
1967-04-27
1967-10-24
1968-03-14
1968-06-12
1969-02-04
Kosmos-100 (Meteor-1)
Kosmos-100 (Meteor-1) (sketch)
Kosmos-47 (Voskhod-3kv #1)1964-10-06Kosmos-47 (Voskhod-3kv)
Kosmos-57 (Voskhod-3kd #1)1965-02-22Kosmos-57 (Voskhod-3kd)
Kosmos-60 / Luna-(5c) (Ye-6 #6)1965-03-12 Kosmos-60 / Luna-(5c) (cruise)
Kosmos-60 / Luna-(5c) (surface)
Kosmos-93 (ds-u2-v #1)
Kosmos-95 (ds-u2-v #2)
Kosmos-197 (ds-u2-v #3)
Kosmos-202 (ds-u2-v #4)
1965-10-19
1965-11-04
1967-12-26
1968-02-20
Kosmos-93 (ds-u2-v)
Kosmos-96 (3mv-4 #4)1965-11-23Kosmos-96 (3mv-4)
Kosmos-97 (ds-u2-m #1)
Kosmos-145 (ds-u2-m)
1965-11-26
1967-03-03
Kosmos-97 (ds-u2-m)
Kosmos-97 (ds-u2-m)
Kosmos-97 (ds-u2-m)
Kosmos-97 (ds-u2-m)
Kosmos-(104) (ds-k-40 #1) [failed]
Kosmos-(110) (ds-k-40 #2) [failed]
1965-12-28
1966-02-21
No image available
Kosmos-106 (ds-p1-i #1)
Many more!
1966-01-25
Many more!
Kosmos-106 (ds-p1-i)
Kosmos-108 (ds-u1-g #1)
Kosmos-196 (ds-u1-g #2)
1966-02-11
1967-12-19
Kosmos-108 (ds-u1-g)
Kosmos-111 / Luna-(10a) (Ye-6S #1) [failed]1966-03-01
Kosmos-119 (ds-u2-i #1)
Kosmos-142 (ds-u2-i #2)
Kosmos-259 (ds-u2-i #3)
1966-05-24
1967-02-14
1968-12-14
Kosmos-119 (ds-u2-i)
Kosmos-135 (ds-u2-mp #1)
Kosmos-164 (ds-u2-mp #2)
1966-12-12
1967-06-05
Kosmos-135 (ds-u2-mp)
Kosmos-137 (ds-u2-d #1)
Kosmos-219 (ds-u2-d #2)
1966-12-21
1968-04-26
Kosmos-137 (ds-u2-d)
Kosmos-149 (ds-mo #1)
Kosmos-320 (ds-mo #2)
1967-03-21
1970-01-16
Kosmos-149 (ds-mo)
Kosmos-159 / Luna? (Ye-6LS #111)1967-05-16
Kosmos-166 (ds-u3-s #1)
Kosmos-230 (ds-u3-s #2)
1967-06-16
1968-07-05
Kosmos-166 (ds-u3-s)
Kosmos-166 (ds-u3-s)
Kosmos-185 (i2-bm #1)1966-10-27No image available
Kosmos-(206) (ds-u1-ya #1) [failed]
Kosmos-225 (ds-u1-ya #2)
1968-03-06
1968-06-11
Kosmos-225 (ds-u1-ya)
Kosmos-215 (ds-u1-a #1)1968-04-18Kosmos-215 (ds-u1-a)
Kosmos-217 (i2m #1)
Many more!
1968-04-24
Many more!
No image available
Kosmos-249 (i2p #1)
Many more!
1968-10-20
Many more!
Kosmos-249 (i2p)
Kosmos-261 (ds-u2-gk #1)
Kosmos-348 (ds-u2-gk #2)
1968-12-20
1970-06-13
Kosmos-261 (ds-u2-gk)
Kosmos-262 (ds-u2-gf #1)1968-12-26Kosmos-262 (ds-u2-gf)
Kosmos-300 / Luna-(16a) (Ye-8-5 No.403) [failed]1969-09-23
Kosmos-305 / Luna-(16b) (Ye-8-5 No.404) [failed]1969-10-22
Kosmos-(318) (ionosfernaya #1) [failed]
Kosmos-381 (ionosfernaya #2)
1969-12-27
1970-12-02
Kosmos-381 (ionosfernaya)
Kosmos-321 (ds-u2-mg #1)
Kosmos-356 (ds-u2-mg #2)
1979-01-20
1970-08-10
Kosmos-321 (ds-u2-mg)
Kosmos-335 (ds-u1-r #1)1970-04-24No image available
Kosmos-378 (ds-u2-ip #1)1970-11-17Kosmos-378 (ds-u2-ip)
Kosmos-(390) (ds-p1-m #1) [failed]
Kosmos-394 (ds-p1-m #2)
Many more!
1970-12-23
1971-02-09
Many more!
Kosmos-394 (ds-p1-m)
Kosmos-426 (ds-u2-k #1)1971-06-04Kosmos-426 (ds-u2-k)
Kosmos-461 (ds-u2-mt #1)1971-02-12Kosmos-461 (ds-u2-mt)
Kosmos-804 (is-a #1)
Many more!
1976-02-16
Many more!
Kosmos-804 (is-a)
Kosmos-1026 (energiya #2)1978-07-02Kosmos-1026 (energiya)
Kosmos-1443 (tks)1983-03-02 Kosmos-1443 (tks)
Kosmos-1443 + Salyut-7 + Soyuz-T9

*Spacecraft bus designations and reference images were obtained from Gunter's Space Page.


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