Kosmos 99
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1965-103A |
| SATCAT № | 1817 |
| 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 | 10 December 1965, 08:09 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 18 December 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 203 kilometres (126 mi) |
| Apogee | 309 kilometres (192 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 89.62 minutes |
| Epoch | 10 December 1965[3] |
Kosmos 99 (Russian: Космос 99 meaning Cosmos 99) or Zenit-2 No.32 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 99 was the thirty-second of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]
Kosmos 99 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-04,[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 08:09 UTC on 10 December 1965.[2] Following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1965-103A and the Satellite Catalog Number 1817.[1]
Kosmos 99 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 10 December 1965 it had a perigee of 203 kilometres (126 mi), an apogee of 309 kilometres (192 mi) inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 89.62 minutes.[3] On 18 December 1965, after eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cosmos 99". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 1 January 2014.