Kosmos 29
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-021A |
| SATCAT № | 791 |
| Mission duration | 8 days[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4,780.0 kilograms (10,538.1 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 April 1964, 10:19 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 3 May 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 202 kilometres (126 mi) |
| Apogee | 295 kilometres (183 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 89.47 minutes |
| Epoch | 28 April 1964[3] |
Kosmos 29 (Russian: Космос 29 meaning Cosmos 29) or Zenit-2 No.19 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 29 was the seventeenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,780.0 kilograms (10,538.1 lb).[1]
A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15001-01,[6] was used to launch Kosmos 29. The launch took place at 10:19 UTC on 25 April 1964, using Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.[2] Following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1964-021A and the Satellite Catalog Number 791.[1]
Kosmos 29 was operated in a low Earth orbit. On 28 April 1964 it had a perigee of 202 kilometres (126 mi), an apogee of 295 kilometres (183 mi), with inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 89.47 minutes. After eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited on 3 May 1964 with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[3][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cosmos 29". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 December 2013.