Kosmos 64
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1965-025A |
| SATCAT № | 1305 |
| Mission duration | 8 days[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4,720.0 kilograms (10,405.8 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 March 1965, 10:04 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 2 April 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 203 kilometres (126 mi) |
| Apogee | 256 kilometres (159 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 89.09 minutes |
| Epoch | 28 March 1965[3] |
Kosmos 64 (Russian: Космос 64 meaning Cosmos 64) or Zenit-2 No.17 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 satellite, Kosmos 64 was the twenty-sixth of eighty-one such spaccecraft to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,720.0 kilograms (10,405.8 lb).[1]
Kosmos 64 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number G15001-06,[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 10:04 UTC on 25 March 1965,[2] 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 1305.[1]
Kosmos 64 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 28 March 1965 it had a perigee of 203 kilometres (126 mi), an apogee of 256 kilometres (159 mi) inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 89.09 minutes.[3] On 2 April 1965, after eight days in orbit, Kosmos 64 was deorbited with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cosmos 64". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 December 2013.