Kosmos 37
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-044A |
| SATCAT № | 848 |
| 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 | 14 August 1964, 09:36 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 22 August 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 203 kilometres (126 mi) |
| Apogee | 285 kilometres (177 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.9 degrees |
| Period | 89.38 minutes |
| Epoch | 19 August 1964[3] |
Kosmos 37 (Russian: Космос 37 meaning Cosmos 37) or Zenit-2 No.22 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 37 was the twentieth 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 37 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15001-04,[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 09:36 UTC on 14 August 1964,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1964-044A and the Satellite Catalog Number 848.[1]
Kosmos 37 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 19 August 1964 it had a perigee of 203 kilometres (126 mi), an apogee of 285 kilometres (177 mi) inclination of 64.9 degrees and an orbital period of 89.38 minutes.[3] During the mission one of the satellite's film reels snapped, resulting in the associated camera only taking some of the images it had been programmed to produce.[1] On 22 August 1964, after eight days in orbit, Kosmos 37 was deorbited with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cosmos 37". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 December 2013.