Kosmos 147
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1967-022A |
| SATCAT № | 2710 |
| Mission duration | 8 days[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 March 1967, 12:10:23 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 21 March 1967, 06:29 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 199 kilometres (124 mi) |
| Apogee | 284 kilometres (176 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.5 degrees |
| Period | 89.33 minutes |
| Epoch | 15 March 1967[4] |
Kosmos 147 (Russian: Космос 147 meaning Cosmos 147) or Zenit-2 No.44 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1967. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 147 was the forty-seventh of eighty-one such satellites to be launched.[5][6]
Kosmos 147 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number N15001-06,[7] flying from Site 41/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 12:10:23 UTC on 13 March 1967,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1967-022A and the Satellite Catalog Number 2710.[1]
Kosmos 147 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 15 March 1967 it had a perigee of 199 kilometres (124 mi), an apogee of 284 kilometres (176 mi) inclination of 64.5 degrees and an orbital period of 89.33 minutes.[4] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 147 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 06:29 UTC on 21 March 1967. An unspecified problem with the satellite resulted in the mission being considered a partial failure.[3]
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References
- 1 2 "Cosmos 147". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- 1 2 Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 22 January 2014.