Kosmos 105
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-003A |
| SATCAT № | 1945 |
| 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 | 22 January 1966, 08:38 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 30 January 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 204 kilometres (127 mi) |
| Apogee | 310 kilometres (190 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 89.64 minutes |
| Epoch | 23 January 1966[3] |
Kosmos 105 (Russian: Космос 105 meaning Cosmos 105) or Zenit-2 No.38 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 105 was the thirty-fourth 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 105 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 08:38 UTC on 22 January 1966,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1966-003A and the Satellite Catalog Number 1945.[1]
Kosmos 105 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 23 January 1966 it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 310 kilometres (190 mi) inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 89.64 minutes.[3] On 30 January 1966, 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 105". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2 January 2014.