Kosmos 52
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1965-001A |
| SATCAT № | 968 |
| Mission duration | 8 days[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 January 1965, 09:36 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 19 January 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Apogee | 295 kilometres (183 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.9 degrees |
| Period | 89.45 minutes |
| Epoch | 13 January 1965[3] |
Kosmos 52 (Russian: Космос 52 meaning Cosmos 52) or Zenit-2 No.26 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 52 was the twenty-fifth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]
Kosmos 52 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15002-03,[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 09:36 UTC on 11 January 1965,[2] with the spacecraft receiving its Kosmos designation - along with the International Designator 1965-001A and the Satellite Catalog Number 968 - upon its successful insertion into orbit.[1] It was the first satellite to be launched in the year 1965.
Kosmos 52 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 13 January 1965 it had a perigee of 200 kilometres (120 mi), an apogee of 295 kilometres (183 mi) inclination of 64.9 degrees and an orbital period of 89.45 minutes.[3] On 19 January 1965, eight days after launch, Kosmos 52 was deorbited so that its return capsule could be recovered and its photos developed and analysed.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cosmos 52". 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.