langs: 23 марта [ru] / march 23 [en] / 23. märz [de] / 23 mars [fr] / 23 marzo [it] / 23 de marzo [es]
days: march 20 / march 21 / march 22 / march 23 / march 24 / march 25 / march 26
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Pavel Belyayev
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev ( Russian : Павел Иванович Беляев ; 26 June 1925 – 10 January 1970) was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft. He was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps and the cosmonaut who commanded the historic Voskhod 2 mission
- ... with a bust on Cosmonauts Alley in Moscow. Pavel Belyayev was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union ( 23 march 1965), Order of Lenin , Order of the Red Star , numerous medals and foreign orders. He also bore th ...
- ... ARDS Pavel Belyayev on Soviet Union 1965 Stamp 6 kopeks Hero of the Soviet Union Medal "Gold Star" ( 23 march 1965) Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Lenin (23 March 1965) Order of the Red Star (17 Ju ...
- ... he Soviet Union Medal "Gold Star" (23 March 1965) Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Lenin ( 23 march 1965) Order of the Red Star (17 June 1961) Medal for Combat Service (11 November 1953) Medal "For t ...
#2 Ed Lu
Edward Tsang " Ed " Lu ( simplified Chinese : 卢杰 ; traditional Chinese : 盧傑 ; pinyin : Lú Jié ; born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut . He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, and made an extended stay aboard the International Space Station . [1] American physicist and
- ... sks, Impacts and Solutions for Space Threats, Senate Subcommittee on Science and Space testimony on march 23, 2013 Ed Lu giving interview for Croatian Television during Dalmatian Space Summer (21 August 2007) ...
#3 John Young (astronaut)
John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut , naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He is the only astronaut to fly on four different c
- ... or a longer mission than the planned three orbits, but his suggestion was rejected. [1] : 74 On march 23, 1965, Young and Grissom entered their capsule at 7:30 a.m. They conducted their preflight system ch ...
#4 Albert H. Crews
Albert Hanlin "Al" Crews Jr. (born March 23, 1929), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is a former American chemical and aeronautical engineer , and U.S. Air Force astronaut , who was briefly included in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. American astronaut and test pilot This biography of a living person needs additio
- Albert Hanlin "Al" Crews Jr. (born march 23, 1929), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is a former American chemical and aeronautical engineer , and U.S. Air ...
- ... s additional citations for verification . ( November 2014 ) Albert H. Crews Jr. Born ( 1929-03-23 ) march 23, 1929 (age 93) El Dorado, Arkansas , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Albert Han ...
- ... 1962 Dyna-Soar Group 2 1965 USAF MOL Group 1 Missions None EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION He was born on march 23, 1929, in El Dorado, Arkansas . He graduated in 1950 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette ( ...
#5 Aleksandr Viktorenko
Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko ( Russian : Александр Степанович Викторенко ; born 29 March 1947) is a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut. Soviet cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2014 ) Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko Born ( 1947-03-29 ) Ma
- ... z TM-14 ( Mir EO-11 ), Soyuz TM-20 ( Mir EO-17 ) Mission insignia He was selected as a cosmonaut on march 23, 1978, and retired on May 30, 1997. During his active career he had been Commander of Soyuz TM-3 , S ...
#6 Raja Chari
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari (born June 24, 1977) is an American test pilot and NASA astronaut. [1] He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School , and has over 2,000 flying hours. He is a colonel in the United States A
- ... rookie to command a spaceflight since Gerald Carr , who commanded the Skylab 4 mission in 1973. On march 23, 2022, Chari and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer exited the Quest Joint Airlock on the ISS to perform ...
#7 Valentin Bondarenko
Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko ( Ukrainian : Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко , Russian : Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко ; 16 February 1937 – 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut . He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day lo
- ... an : Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко , Russian : Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко ; 16 February 1937 – 23 march 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut . He died as the resu ...
- ... Vasiliyevich Bondarenko ( 1937-02-16 ) 16 February 1937 Kharkiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union Died 23 march 1961 (1961-03-23) (aged 24) Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Nationality Soviet Occupation Pilot ...
- ... on with a pleasant disposition. He had a good singing voice and played table tennis well. [1] DEATH 23 march 1961 was the tenth day of a 15-day endurance experiment in a low pressure altitude chamber at the I ...
#8 Richard R. Arnold
Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (born November 26, 1963, in Cheverly , Maryland ) is an American educator and a NASA astronaut . He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119 , which launched March 15, 2009, and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station . [1] He launched
- ... t's solar arrays for unfolding on the eighth day of the mission. Arnold performed his second EVA on march 23, 2009, with Joseph Acaba with a duration of 6 hours 27 minutes, to move one of the station's two Cre ...
#9 Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space .
- ... rogram as command pilot for Gemini 3 ( Molly Brown ), which was a successful three-orbit mission on march 23, 1965. Grissom, commander of AS-204 ( Apollo 1 ), died along with his fellow astronauts Ed White and ...
- ... was promoted to first lieutenant and was cited for his "superlative airmanship" for his actions on march 23, 1952, when he flew cover for a photo reconnaissance mission. [19] Grissom was also awarded the Dist ...
- ... m was designated command pilot for Gemini 3 , the first crewed Project Gemini flight, which flew on march 23, 1965. [27] This mission made Grissom the first NASA astronaut to fly into space twice. [39] The two ...
#10 Thomas Pesquet
Thomas Gautier Pesquet ( French pronunciation: [tɔma gotje pɛskɛ] ; born 27 February 1978 in Rouen ) is a French aerospace engineer , pilot , and European Space Agency astronaut . Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, [1] and he successfully completed his basic training in Nove
- ... [14] Pesquet holding a photo of ESA colleague Tim Peake holding a photo of fellow ESA astronauts On march 23, 2017, Pesquet performed his second career EVA with Shane Kimbrough . The main objective was to prep ...
#11 Alexei Leonov
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov [lower-alpha 1] (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut , Air Force major general , writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk , exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 sec
- ... 014 Leonov in 2016, wearing his two Hero of the Soviet Union medals Twice Hero of the Soviet Union ( 23 march 1965 [44] and 22 July 1975 [45] ) Two Orders of Lenin (23 March 1965 [46] and 22 July 1975 [45] ) P ...
- ... als Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (23 March 1965 [44] and 22 July 1975 [45] ) Two Orders of Lenin ( 23 march 1965 [46] and 22 July 1975 [45] ) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1965) [46] Merited Master of Sport o ...
#12 Shane Kimbrough
Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . Kimbrough is a veteran of three spaceflights, the first being a Sp
- ... the infrastructure to replace the ISS batteries. The EVA lasted for 5 hours and 58 minutes. [7] On march 23, 2017, Kimbrough performed his fifth EVA with Thomas Pesquet. The main objective was to prepare the ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Aeropark
Aeropark is an open-air aviation museum next to Ferenc Liszt International Airport , Budapest , Hungary . It is dedicated to the history of Hungarian civil aviation, featuring several types used by the now-defunct national airline Malév . Aviation museum in Terminal , Hungary Aeropark Established 19
- ... a nearby site. The move was necessitated by the expansion of the parking lot. Relocation started on march 23, the museum opened again in the beginning of June. [4] THE EXHIBITION Li-2 HA-LIQ Lisunov Li-2 (HA-L ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Cygnus OA-6
OA-6 , previously known as Orbital-6 , is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA . [4] [7] The mission launched on 23 March 2016 at 03:05:52 UTC .
- ... n under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA . [4] [7] The mission launched on 23 march 2016 at 03:05:52 UTC . 2016 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS OA-6 Canadarm2 approaches the ...
- ... mass 7,492 kg (16,517 lb) [3] Payload mass 3,513 kilograms (7,745 lb) Start of mission Launch date 23 march 2016, 03:05:52 UTC [4] Rocket Atlas V 401 (AV-064) Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Contractor Uni ...
- ... us OA-4 , which occurred on 6 December 2015, to be followed by the Atlas V launch of Cygnus OA-6 on 23 march 2016. [10] Orbital ATK plans subsequent launches of CRS OA-5 in August 2016 and CRS OA-7 in Novembe ...
- ... rations are conducted from control centers in Dulles, Virginia and Houston , Texas . [12] LAUNCH On 23 march 2016 (UTC), Cygnus CRS OA-6 was successfully launched by the Atlas V into low Earth orbit . During ...
- ... launch opportunity for Cygnus OA-6 to be launched before Cygnus OA-5 . The mission was launched on 23 march 2016. [4] [15] In keeping with an Orbital ATK tradition, this Cygnus spacecraft is named the S.S. R ...
#2 Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 ( OCO-3 ) is a NASA - JPL instrument designed to measure carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere . The instrument is mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility on board the International Space Station (ISS). [4] OCO-3 was scheduled to be transported to
- ... . [12] [14] 16 March 2017 - OCO-3 was not included in the proposed FY2018 presidential budget. [15] 23 march 2018 - Funding for the OCO-3 project was restored. [16] May 2018 - Instrument underwent TVAC testin ...
#3 Soyuz TMA-18
Soyuz TMA-18 was a 2010 Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). TMA-18 was the 105th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since the first crewed flight in 1967. 2010 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS Soyuz TMA-18 Soyuz TMA-18 launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, 2 April 2010. Mission
- ... 1 March 2010. [9] They arrived in two Tupolev Tu-134 air planes. The Soyuz tanking was completed on 23 march 2010 and the spacecraft was returned to site 254, to proceed with further prelaunch operations. [10 ...
#4 Kristall
The Kristall ( Russian : Кристалл , lit. ' Crystal ' ) (77KST, TsM-T, 11F77T) module was the fourth module and the third major addition to Mir . As with previous modules, its configuration was based on the 77K (TKS) module, and was originally named "Kvant 3". It was launched on May 31, 1990 on Pro
- ... :20 ( 1990-05-31UTC10:33:20 ) UTC Launch vehicle Proton-K Docked June 10, 1990 10:47:22 UTC Reentry march 23, 2001 05:50:00 UTC Mass 19,640 kg (43,300 lb) Length 11.9 m (39 ft) Diameter 4.35 m (14.3 ft) Pressu ...
#5 OV1-4
Orbiting Vehicle 1-4 (also known as OV1-4 ), launched 30 Mar 1966, was the fourth, and second successful, satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-4 was a long-term bioscience and materials science satellite, designed to return data relevant to long-
- ... clination orbit or 1.5 rads per day at a 90° (polar) inclination orbit. [8] LEGACY AND STATUS As of 23 march 2021, OV1-4 is still in orbit, and its position can be tracked on-line. [12] The OV1 program ultima ...
#6 Poisk (ISS module)
Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit. ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical
- ... 2, 2017 21:58 UTC Soyuz MS-06 September 13, 2017 02:55 UTC February 27, 2018 23:08 UTC Soyuz MS-08 march 23, 2018 20:40 UTC October 4, 2018 07:57 UTC Soyuz MS-11 December 3, 2018 17:33 UTC June 24, 2019 23:25 ...
#7 Astron (spacecraft)
Astron was a Soviet space telescope launched on 23 March 1983 at 12:45:06 UTC , using the Proton launcher . [3] Based on the 4MV spacecraft design and operational for six years, Astron was the largest ultraviolet space telescope of its time. Soviet ultraviolet space telescope Astron Mission type Ast
- Astron was a Soviet space telescope launched on 23 march 1983 at 12:45:06 UTC , using the Proton launcher . [3] Based on the 4MV spacecraft design and opera ...
- ... USSR COSPAR ID 1983-020A [1] SATCAT no. 13901 Mission duration 6 years Start of mission Launch date 23 march 1983 12:45 ( 1983-03-23UTC12:45 ) UTC Rocket Proton-K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M Launch site TYURATAM MISSIL ...
#8 Progress 35
Progress 35 ( Russian : Прогресс 35 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1988 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress 35 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1988-024A SATCAT no. 18992 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Progr
- ... s (No.143) Spacecraft type Progress 7K-TG [2] Manufacturer NPO Energia Start of mission Launch date 23 march 1988, 21:05:12 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal ...
- ... ee altitude 185 km [3] Apogee altitude 262 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 89 minutes [3] Epoch 23 march 1988 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 25 March 1988, 22:21:35 UTC Undocki ...
- ... 1988, 01:36:03 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 34 Progress 36 → LAUNCH Progress 35 launched on 23 march 1988 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Pr ...
#9 Progress M-7
Progress M-7 ( Russian : Прогресс М-7 ) was a Soviet uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1991 to resupply the Mir space station. [2] The twenty-fifth of sixty four Progress spacecraft to visit Mir, it used the Progress-M 11F615A55 configuration, [3] and had the serial number 208. [4] It
- ... to within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of Mir, before the attempt was aborted. During a second attempt on 23 march , approach was aborted when the spacecraft was 50 metres (160 ft) from Mir; however, it passed withi ...
#10 Soyuz 32
Soyuz 32 ( Russian : Союз 32 , Union 32 ) was a 1979 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . [1] It was the eighth mission to and seventh successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 32 crew was the third long-duration crew to man the space station. Soyuz 32 COSPAR ID 19
- ... reserve tank. The crew attempted to drain the leaking tank by rotating the station and succeeded by 23 march , purged the tank with nitrogen and closed it off. [2] On the same day they cleared the tank, the cr ...
#11 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ( Korean : 광명성 3호 ; Hanja : 光明星3號 ; lit. Bright Star-3 [2] or Lode Star-3 [3] ) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK , was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile t
- ... e Sohae launch facility between two navigation waypoints named "BODOK" and "TOMUK". [50] On Friday, 23 march 2012, Pyongyang's foreign ministry spokesman said preparations for the rocket launch "have entered ...
#12 JCSAT-4B
JCSAT-4B , known as JCSAT-13 (formerly known as Lippostar-1 ) before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform. [4] [1] JCSAT-4B Names JCSAT-13 Mission type Communication
- ... nespace announced that they had secured the contract to launch JCSAT-13 on an Ariane 5 ECA . [8] On march 23, 2012, JSAT announced that the expected launch date for JCSAT-13 was May 15. Also, that it would rep ...
#13 Explorer 50
Explorer 50 , also known as IMP-J or IMP-8 , was a NASA satellite launched to study the magnetosphere . It was the eighth and last in a series of the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform . [4] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Explorer 50 Explorer 50 (IMP-8) satellite Names IMP-J IMP-8 Interplane
- ... tion was frozen into the 36 nT range. The digitization accuracy in this range is about ± 0.3 nT. On 23 march 1978, the sensor flipper failed. After that time, alternative methods of Z-axis sensor zero-level d ...
#14 Kosmos 2494
Kosmos 2494 ( Russian : Космос 2494 meaning Space 2494 ) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2014 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. Kosmos 2494 Glonass-M satellite model Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Aerospace Defence Forces COSPAR ID 2014-012A [1] SATCAT no. 396
- ... [2] Dry mass 250 kg [2] Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] Start of mission Launch date march 23, 2014, 22:54 ( 2014-03-23UTC22:54Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-2-1b / Fregat [2] [3] Launch site Plesetsk 43/ ...
- ... er rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 22:54 UTC on 23 march 2014. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently rece ...
#15 Intelsat 22
Intelsat 22 , is a communications satellite in geostationary orbit and constructed by Boeing Space Systems for the Intelsat Corporation . [2] [3] The satellite was planned to be located at 72° East Longitude over the Indian Ocean . Intelsat 22 Names IS-22 Mission type Communications Operator Intelsa
- ... 2MP Manufacturer Boeing Space Systems Launch mass 6,199 kg (13,666 lb) Start of mission Launch date 23 march 2012, 12:10:32 UTC Rocket Proton-M / Briz-M Launch site Baikonur , Site 200/39 Contractor Internati ...
#16 Gemini 3
Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission in NASA 's Project Gemini and was the first time two American astronauts flew together into space. On March 23, 1965, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew three low Earth orbits in their spacecraft, which they nicknamed Molly Brown . It was the first U.S.
- ... NASA 's Project Gemini and was the first time two American astronauts flew together into space. On march 23, 1965, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew three low Earth orbits in their spacecraft, which ...
- ... e 2 Members Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom John W. Young Callsign Molly Brown Start of mission Launch date march 23, 1965, 14:24:00 ( 1965-03-23UTC14:24Z ) UTC Rocket Titan II GLV , s/n 62-12558 Launch site Cape Kenn ...
- ... , s/n 62-12558 Launch site Cape Kennedy LC-19 End of mission Recovered by USS Intrepid Landing date march 23, 1965, 19:16:31 ( 1965-03-23UTC19:16:32Z ) UTC Landing site 22°26′N 70°51′W Orbital parameters Refer ...
- ... 7 nmi) Apogee altitude 225 kilometers (121 nmi) Inclination 32.6 degrees Period 88.35 minutes Epoch march 23, 1965 [1] (L-R) Grissom, Young Project Gemini ← Gemini 2 Gemini 4 → CREW Position Astronaut Command ...
- ... ect of improving communications with the ground. [3] FIRST ORBITAL MANEUVER BY CREWED SPACECRAFT On march 23, 1965, at 15:57:00 UTC , at the end of the first orbit, over Corpus Christi, Texas , a 1-minute 14 s ...
#17 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
- ... ad LC-200/39 , and LC-81/23 , Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Complex 39A , Kennedy Space Center Reentry 23 march 2001 05:59 UTC Mass 129,700 kg (285,940 lb ) Length 19 m (62.3 ft) from core module to Kvant -1 Wid ...
- ... ays in orbit 5,510 (15 years and 31 days) Days occupied 4,592 No. of orbits 86,331 Statistics as of 23 march 2001 (unless noted otherwise) References: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [ unreliable sou ...
- ... DEORBIT Main article: Deorbit of Mir Mir breaks up in Earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific on 23 march 2001. Following the 8 June 1998 departure of Discovery , the EO-25 crew of Budarin and Musabayev re ...
- ... . This was achieved with two burns of Progress M1-5's control engines at 00:32 UTC and 02:01 UTC on 23 march 2001. After a two-orbit pause, the third and final stage of the deorbit began with the burn of Prog ...
#18 Tiangong-1
Tiangong-1 ( Chinese : 天宫一号 ; pinyin : Tiāngōng yīhào ; lit. 'Heaven's Palace-1" or "Celestial Palace-1"' ) was China's first prototype space station . [9] It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018, serving as both a crewed laboratory and an experimental testbed to demonstrate orbital rende
- ... 229.3 222.9 235.8 42.65 21 March 2018 227.0 220.3 233.6 42.64 22 March 2018 224.8 217.8 231.8 42.64 23 march 2018 222.4 215.1 229.6 42.64 24 March 2018 219.4 211.6 227.2 42.65 25 March 2018 216.2 208.1 224.3 ...
#19 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
- ... 18:56 rear 19 March 1981 21:14 52.09 Soyuz T-4 13 March 1981 23:33 front 26 May 1981 – ~74 Soyuz 39 23 march 1981 19:28 rear 30 March 1981 11:22 Soyuz 40 15 May 1981 21:50 rear 22 May 1981 13:37 6.66 Kosmos 1 ...
#20 Kosmos 13
Kosmos 13 ( Russian : Космос 13 meaning Cosmos 13 ) or Zenit-2 No.9 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 13 was the eighth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched. [3] [4] Soviet optical reconnaissance satellite (1963) Kosmos 1
- ... 3-006A and the Satellite Catalog Number 00554. [1] Kosmos 13 was operated in a low Earth orbit . On 23 march 1963 it had a perigee of 192 kilometres (119 mi) , an apogee of 324 kilometres (201 mi) , with an i ...