The Kosmos-1 was a Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 carrier rocket, derived from the R-14 missile, which was used to orbit satellites in 1964 and 1965. It served as an interim, and was quickly replaced by the Kosmos-3

Kosmos-3

The Kosmos-3 was a Soviet carrier rocket, derived from the R-14 missile, which was used to orbit satellites between 1966 and 1968. It was quickly replaced by the modernised Kosmos-3M. Six were flown, four as orbital carrier rockets, and two on sub-orbital flights...

. Eight were flown, and all launches occurred from Site 41/15 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Baikonur Cosmodrome

The Baikonur Cosmodrome , also called Tyuratam, is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 meters above sea level...

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Initial development was authorised in October 1961, leading to a maiden flight on 18 August 1964, carrying three Strela

Strela (satellite)

Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...

 satellites. Strela-1 satellites were flown on seven flights, with three satellites on each of the first four flights, and five satellites on the next three flights. The eighth, and final, flight carried a single Strela-2 satellite. All flights were successful except the second.

Launch history

Date/Time (GMT)	Serial No	Payload	Kosmos Cosmos (satellite) Kosmos is a designation given to a large number of satellites operated by the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia. Kosmos 1, the first spacecraft to be given a Kosmos designation, was launched on March 16, 1962.... designations	Outcome	Remarks
18 August 1964, 09:15	02L	3 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 38 Kosmos 39 Kosmos 40	Successful
23 October 1964	01L	3 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	N/A	Failure	Cause of failure unknown
21 February 1965, 11:00	03L	3 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 54 Kosmos 55 Kosmos 56	Successful
15 March 1965, 11:00	04L	3 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 61 Kosmos 62 Kosmos 63	Successful
16 July 1965, 03:31	05L	5 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 71 Kosmos 72 Kosmos 73 Kosmos 74 Kosmos 75	Successful
3 September 1965, 14:00	07LS	5 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 80 Kosmos 81 Kosmos 82 Kosmos 83 Kosmos 84	Successful
18 September 1965, 07:59	08LS	5 x Strela-1 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 86 Kosmos 87 Kosmos 88 Kosmos 89 Kosmos 90	Successful
28 December 1965, 12:30	09LP	1 x Strela-2 Strela (satellite) Strela is a Russian military communications satellite constellation operating in low Earth orbit.-History:The first three satellites, Kosmos 38 , Kosmos 39 and Kosmos 40 , were launched on 18 August 1964...	Kosmos 103	Successful