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Kosmos 2 (Russian: Космос 2 meaning Cosmos 2) also known as 1MS #1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 12 was a scientific research and technology demonstration satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the second satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system and the first spacecraft to be launched as part of the MS programme.