Kosmos 24
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1963-052A |
| SATCAT no. | 712 |
| Mission duration | 9 days[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 December 1963, 09:28:58 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 28 December 1963 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 199 kilometres (124 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 392 kilometres (244 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 90.43 minutes |
| Epoch | 23 December 1963[3] |
Kosmos 24 ([Космос 24] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) meaning Cosmos 24) or Zenit-2 No.15 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite, Kosmos 24 was the fifteenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).[1]
A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number G15001-03,[6] was used to launch Kosmos 24. The launch took place at 09:28:58 UTC on 19 December 1963, from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.[2] Following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1963-052A and the Satellite Catalog Number 712.[1]
Kosmos 24 was operated in a low Earth orbit. On 23 December 1963 it had a perigee of 199 kilometres (124 mi), an apogee of 392 kilometres (244 mi), with inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 90.43 minutes.[3] Having spent nine days in orbit, the spacecraft was deorbited on 28 December 1963. Its return capsule descended under parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cosmos 24". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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