Kosmos 32

Kosmos 32
Mission type Optical imaging
COSPAR ID 1964-029A
SATCAT № 807
Mission duration 8 days[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Zenit-2
Manufacturer OKB-1
Launch mass 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch date 10 June 1964, 10:48 (1964-06-10UTC10:48Z) UTC[3]
Rocket Vostok-2
Launch site Baikonur 31/6
End of mission
Disposal Recovered
Landing date 18 June 1964 (1964-06-19)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee 205 kilometres (127 mi)
Apogee 322 kilometres (200 mi)
Inclination 51.2 degrees
Period 89.77 minutes
Epoch 14 June 1964[1]

Kosmos 32 (Russian: Космос 32 meaning Cosmos 32) or Zenit-2 No.18 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 32 was the eighteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[2]

The launch of Kosmos 32 took place at 10:48 UTC on 10 June 1964. A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15001-02,[6] was used to place the satellite into orbit, with Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome being used for the launch.[3] Following its successful insertion into orbit the satellite received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1964-029A and the Satellite Catalog Number 807.[2]

Kosmos 32 was operated in a low Earth orbit. On 14 June 1964 it had a perigee of 205 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 322 kilometres (200 mi) and inclination of 51.2 degrees, with an orbital period of 89.77 minutes.[1] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 32 was deorbited on 18 June 1964 with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cosmos 32". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  6. Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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