Kosmos 120

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Kosmos 120
Mission typeOptical imaging reconnaissance
Operator OKB-1
COSPAR ID 1966-050A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 02196
Mission duration8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Zenit-2
Manufacturer OKB-1
Launch mass4730 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date8 June 1966, 11:02:00 GMT [2]
Rocket Voskhod 11A57 s/n N15001-13
Launch site Baikonur, Site 31/6
Contractor OKB-1
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date16 June 1966, 09:36 GMT [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 205 km
Apogee altitude 285 km
Inclination 51.8°
Period 89.4 minutes
Epoch 8 June 1966

Kosmos 120 (Russian : Космос 120 meaning Cosmos 120) or Zenit-2 No.41 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 120 was the thirty-ninth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [4] [5] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).

Kosmos 120 was launched by a Voskhod 11A57 serial number N15001-13 carrier rocket, [6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 11:02 GMT on 8 June 1966, [7] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-050A and the Satellite Catalog Number 02196. [1] This was the first time a Voskhod had been used to launch a Zenit-2 satellite; previous launches had used Vostok-2 rockets while the Voskhod was typically used to launch Zenit-4 spacecraft. [8]

Kosmos 120 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 8 June 1966, it had a perigee of 205 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 285 kilometres (177 mi), an inclination of 51.8° and an orbital period of 89.4 minutes. [2] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 120 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute, landing at 09:36 GMT on 16 June 1966, and recovered by Soviet force. [3]

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