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Last I checked they weren't getting telemetry from the Cosmos I, which is never a good sign for a spacecraft designed to communicate with the ground. The launch scheme seemed strange to me - perhaps the organization of the enterprise more than the technique of the launch. Hope it made it up there, not holding my breath though.

Just read that they suppose that it could be in an "unplanned orbit" due to issues with the ICBM. Maybe there's a very surprised looking sheep farmer in Queensland who's wondering why a satellite just landed on his flock.