Kosmos 47
| Mission type | Test flight |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-062A |
| Mission duration | 1 day, 18 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Vostok-3KV No.2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 5,320 kilograms (11,730 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 October 1964, 07:12 UTC |
| Rocket | Voskhod 11A57 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 7 October 1964, 07:30 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 174 kilometres (108 mi) |
| Apogee | 383 kilometres (238 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.80 degrees |
| Period | 90.0 minutes |
Kosmos 47 (Russian: Космос 47 meaning Cosmos 47) is the designation of an unmanned test-flight of a prototype Soviet Voskhod spacecraft,[1] the first multiple-occupant spacecraft. Launched on the 6 October 1964, the successful flight paved the way for the first manned mission, Voskhod 1, which occurred just 6 days later on the 12 October.
The spacecraft was one of many designated under the Kosmos system, which is applied to a wide variety of spacecraft of different designs and functions including test flights of manned vehicles.
Launch
The launch took place on 6 October at 07:12 UTC[2] from Gagarin's Start (LC1) at Baikonur Cosmodrome on board a Voskhod rocket. Testing of all the spacecraft's systems occurred in the space of 24 hours. The landing took place on 7 October 1964[3] at around 07:30 UTC.
See also
References
- ↑ "NSSDC Master Catalog: Cosmos 47". National Space Science Data Center - NASA. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2011-02-21.