Kosmos 10
A Zenit reentry capsule | |
Names | Zenit 2-6 |
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Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance Radiation |
Operator | Soviet space program |
Harvard designation | 1962 Beta Zeta 1 |
COSPAR ID | 1962-054A |
SATCAT no. | 437 |
Mission duration | 4 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 4610 kg[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 17 October 1962 09:21:00 GMT |
Rocket | Vostok-2 |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
Contractor | OKB-1 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 21 October 1962 |
Landing site | Steppe in Kazakhstan |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 197 km |
Apogee altitude | 367 km |
Inclination | 65.0° |
Period | 90.2 minutes |
Epoch | 17 October 1962 |
Zenit programme Zenit-2 ← Zenit 2-5 Zenit 2-7 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 9 Kosmos 11 → |
Kosmos 10 (Russian: Космос 10 meaning Cosmos 10), also known as Zenit-2 No.6, was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was the tenth satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the fourth successful launch of a Soviet reconnaissance satellite, following Kosmos 4, Kosmos 7 and Kosmos 9.[3]
Spacecraft
Kosmos 10 was a Zenit-2 satellite, a first generation, low resolution, reconnaissance satellite derived from the Vostok spacecraft used for crewed flights, the satellites were developed by OKB-1. In addition to reconnaissance, it was also used for research into radiation in support of the Vostok programme. It had a mass of 4,610 kilograms (10,160 lb).[1]
Mission
The Vostok-2, s/n T15000-03, was used to launch Kosmos 10.[4] The launch was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and occurred at 09:21 GMT on 21 October 1962.[5] Kosmos 10 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 197 kilometres (122 mi), an apogee of 367 kilometres (228 mi), an inclination of 65.0°, and an orbital period of 90.2 minutes.[2] It conducted a four-day mission, before being deorbited and landing by parachute on 21 October 1962, and recovered by the Soviet forces in the steppe in Kazakhstan.[6]
It was the last four-day test flight of the Zenit-2 programme, before the system became fully operational and began making eight-day full-duration flights from the next mission, Kosmos 12.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cosmos 10: Display 1962-054A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Cosmos 10: Trajectory 1962-054A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Soyuz". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
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- Unknown
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- Unknown
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