Kosmos 33
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-033A |
| SATCAT № | 816 |
| 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 | 23 June 1964, 10:19 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 1 July 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 209 kilometres (130 mi) |
| Apogee | 266 kilometres (165 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 89.26 minutes |
| Epoch | 2 July 1964[3] |
Kosmos 33 (Russian: Космос 33 meaning Cosmos 33) or Zenit-2 No.20 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 33 was the nineteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]
Kosmos 33 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number G15001-05,[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 10:19 UTC on 23 June 1964,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1964-033A and the Satellite Catalog Number 816.[1]
Kosmos 33 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 2 July 1964 it had a perigee of 209 kilometres (130 mi), an apogee of 266 kilometres (165 mi) inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 89.26 minutes. On 1 July 1964, after 8 days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery.[3][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cosmos 33". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 December 2013.