Kosmos 117
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-037A |
| SATCAT no. | 2163 |
| 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 | 6 May 1966, 11:02 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 14 May 1966, 08:24 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 204 kilometres (127 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 296 kilometres (184 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.9 degrees |
| Period | 89.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 8 May 1966[4] |
Kosmos 117 (Template:Lang-ru meaning Cosmos 117) or Zenit-2 No.39 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 117 was the thirty-eighth 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 117 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number N15001-01,[7] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 11:02 UTC on 6 May 1966,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-037A and the Satellite Catalog Number 2163.[1]
Kosmos 117 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 8 May 1966 it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 296 kilometres (184 mi) inclination of 64.9 degrees and an orbital period of 89.5 minutes.[4] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 117 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 08:24 UTC on 14 May 1966.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cosmos 117". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
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