Kosmos 112
Kosmos 112 (Russian: Космос 112 meaning Cosmos 112) or Zenit-2 No.37 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 112 was the thirty-sixth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[3][4] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).[1] It was the first satellite to be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[5]
| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-021A |
| SATCAT no. | 02107 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4730 kg [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 March 1966, 10:28:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 s/n U15001-09 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk, Site 41/1 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 25 March 1966, 05:31 GMT |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric [2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 207 km |
| Apogee altitude | 545 km |
| Inclination | 72.0° |
| Period | 92.1 minutes |
| Epoch | 17 March 1966 |
Kosmos 112 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-09,[6] flying from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk. The launch took place at 10:28 GMT on 17 March 1966,[7] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-021A [1] and the Satellite Catalog Number 02107.[1]
Kosmos 112 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 17 March 1966, it had a perigee of 207 kilometres (129 mi), an apogee of 545 kilometres (339 mi), an inclination of 72.0° and an orbital period of 92.1 minutes.[2] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 112 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 05:31 GMT on 25 March 1966 et recovered by Soviet force.[5]
References
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