Kosmos 107
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-010A |
| SATCAT № | 1998 |
| 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 February 1966, 08:52 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 18 February 1966, 06:29 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 204 kilometres (127 mi) |
| Apogee | 306 kilometres (190 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.9 degrees |
| Period | 89.61 minutes |
| Epoch | 12 February 1966[4] |
Kosmos 107 (Russian: Космос 107 meaning Cosmos 107) or Zenit-2 No.34 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 107 was the thirty-fifth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[5][6] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]
Kosmos 107 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket[7] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 08:52 UTC on 10 February 1966,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-010A and the Satellite Catalog Number 1998.[1]
Kosmos 107 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 12 February 1966 it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 306 kilometres (190 mi) inclination of 64.9 degrees and an orbital period of 89.61 minutes.[4] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 107 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 06:29 UTC on 18 February 1966.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cosmos 107". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 3 January 2014.