Summary
Kosmos 64 (Russian: Космос 64 meaning Cosmos 64) or Zenit-2 No.17 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 satellite, Kosmos 64 was the twenty-sixth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched[3][4] and had a mass of 4,720 kilograms (10,410 lb).
| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-025A |
| SATCAT no. | 01305 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4720 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 March 1965, 10:04:00 GMT[1] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 s/n G15001-06 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 2 April 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 201 km |
| Apogee altitude | 267 km |
| Inclination | 65.0° |
| Period | 89.2 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 March 1965 |
Kosmos 64 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number G15001-06,[5] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 10:04 GMT on 25 March 1965, and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1965-025A and the Satellite Catalog Number 01305.[1]
Kosmos 64 was operated in a low Earth orbit, on 25 March 1965 it had a perigee of 201 kilometres (125 mi), an apogee of 267 kilometres (166 mi), an inclination of 65.0° and an orbital period of 89.2 minutes. On 2 April 1965, after eight days in orbit, Kosmos 64 was deorbited with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-025A - 27 February 2020
- ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1965-025A - 27 February 2020
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
