Kosmos 112

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Kosmos 112
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A Zenit reentry capsule
NamesZenit 2-36
Mission typeOptical imaging reconnaissance
Operator OKB-1
COSPAR ID 1966-021A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 2107
Mission duration7 days, 19 hours and 3 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Zenit-2
Manufacturer OKB-1
Launch mass4730 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date17 March 1966, 10:28:00 GMT
Rocket Vostok-2
Launch site Plesetsk 41/1
Contractor OKB-1
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date25 March 1966, 05:31 GMT
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 207 km
Apogee altitude 545 km
Inclination 72.0°
Period 92.1 minutes
Epoch 17 March 1966

Kosmos 112 (Russian : Космос 112 meaning Cosmos 112) or Zenit-2 No.36 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 112 was the thirty-sixth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] [4] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb). [1] It was the first satellite to be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. [5]

Kosmos 112 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-09, [6] flying from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk. The launch took place at 10:28 GMT on 17 March 1966, [7] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-021A [1] and the Satellite Catalog Number 02107. [1]

Kosmos 112 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 17 March 1966, it had a perigee of 207 kilometres (129 mi), an apogee of 545 kilometres (339 mi), an inclination of 72.0° and an orbital period of 92.1 minutes. [2] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 112 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 05:31 GMT on 25 March 1966 et recovered by Soviet force. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Cosmos 112: Trajectory 1966-021A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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  5. 1 2 Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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