Kosmos 112
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-021A |
| SATCAT № | 2107 |
| Mission duration | 8 days[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 March 1966, 10:28 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 25 March 1966, 05:31 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 207 kilometres (129 mi) |
| Apogee | 564 kilometres (350 mi) |
| Inclination | 72.1 degrees |
| Period | 92.27 minutes |
| Epoch | 17 March 1966[4] |
Kosmos 112 (Russian: Космос 112 meaning Cosmos 112) or Zenit-2 No.37 was a Soviet 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[5][6] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]It was the first satellite to be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[3]
Kosmos 112 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-09,[7] flying from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk. The launch took place at 10:28 UTC on 17 March 1966,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-021A and the Satellite Catalog Number 2107.[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 564 kilometres (350 mi) inclination of 72.1 degrees and an orbital period of 92.27 minutes.[4] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 112 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 05:31 UTC on 25 March 1966.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cosmos 112". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 3 January 2014.