Kosmos 9

Kosmos 9

Mission type	Reconnaissance
Harvard designation	1962 Alpha Omega 1
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Zenit-2
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	4,700 kilograms (10,400 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	27 September 1962, 09:39:51 UTC
Rocket	Vostok-2
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	1 October 1962
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee	829 kilometres (515 mi)
Apogee	981 kilometres (610 mi)
Inclination	67.6 degrees
Period	103.1 minutes

Kosmos 9 (Russian: Космос 9 meaning Cosmos 9), also known as Zenit-2 #7, was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was the ninth satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the third successful launch of a Soviet reconnaissance satellite, following Kosmos 4 and Kosmos 7.^[1]

Vostok-2 s/n T15000-06 was used to launch Kosmos 9.^[2] The launch was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and occurred at 09:39:51 GMT on 27 September 1962.^[3]

Kosmos 9 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 829 kilometres (515 mi), an apogee of 981 kilometres (610 mi), 67.6 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 103.1 minutes.^[1] It conducted a four day mission, before being deorbited and landing by parachute on 1 October.^[4]

Kosmos 9 was a Zenit-2 satellite, a reconnaissance satellite derived from the Vostok spacecraft used for manned flights.^[1] The next Zenit-2 launch was Kosmos 10.^[1] Kosmos 9 carried an area survey reconnaissance payload. In addition to reconnaissance, it was also used for research into radiation in support of the Vostok programme.

See also

• 1962 in spaceflight

References

1. Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
3. Wade, Mark. "Soyuz". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-05-24.