Kosmos 46
 A Zenit reentry capsule | |
| Names | Zenit 2-22 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1964-059A |
| SATCATno. | 885 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4730 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 September 1964 12:00:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur31/6 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 2 October 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 211 km |
| Apogee altitude | 264 km |
| Inclination | 51.3° |
| Period | 89.2 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 September 1964 |
Zenit programme Zenit-2 | |
Kosmos 46(‹See Tfd›Russian:Космос 46meaningCosmos 46) orZenit-2 No.22was aSoviet,first generation, low resolution, optical film-returnreconnaissance satellitelaunched in 1964. AZenit-2spacecraft, Kosmos 46 was the twenty-second of eighty one such satellites to be launched[3]and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
Kosmos 46 was launched by aVostok-2rocket, serial number R15001-05,[4]flying fromSite 31/6at theBaikonur Cosmodrome.The launch took place at 12:00 GMT on 24 September 1964,[5]and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received itsKosmosdesignation; along with theInternational Designator1964-059A and theSatellite Catalog Number00885.[6]
Kosmos 46 was operated in alow Earth orbit,on 24 September 1964, it had aperigeeof 211 kilometres (131 mi), anapogeeof 264 kilometres (164 mi),inclinationof 51.3° and anorbital periodof 89.2 minutes. On 2 October 1964, after eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[7]
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References
[edit]- ^https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1964-059A- 27 February 2020
- ^https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1964-059A- 27 February 2020
- ^Krebs, Gunter."Zenit-2 (11F61)".Gunter's Space Page.Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2011.Retrieved17 December2013.
- ^Wade, Mark."Vostok 8A92".Encyclopedia Astronautica.Archived fromthe originalon 22 August 2016.Retrieved13 December2013.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved17 December2013.
- ^"Cosmos 46".National Space Science Data Center.Retrieved17 December2013.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved17 December2013.
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