Kosmos 10 (Russian: Космос 10 meaning Cosmos 10), also known as Zenit-2 No.5, was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was the tenth satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the fourth successful launch of a Soviet reconnaissance satellite, following Kosmos 4, Kosmos 7 and Kosmos 9.[3]
Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance Radiation |
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Harvard designation | 1962 Beta Zeta 1 |
COSPAR ID | 1962-054A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 00437 |
Mission duration | 4 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Vostok-2 s/n T15000-03 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 4610 kg[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 17 October 1962 09:21:00 GMT |
Rocket | Vostok-2 |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
Contractor | OKB-1 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 21 October 1962 |
Landing site | Steppe in Kazakhstan |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 197 km |
Apogee altitude | 367 km |
Inclination | 65.0° |
Period | 90.2 minutes |
Epoch | 17 October 1962 |
Kosmos 10 was a Zenit-2 satellite, a first generation, low resolution, reconnaissance satellite derived from the Vostok spacecraft used for crewed flights, the satellites were developed by OKB-1. In addition to reconnaissance, it was also used for research into radiation in support of the Vostok programme. It had a mass of 4,610 kilograms (10,160 lb).[1]
The Vostok-2, s/n T15000-03, was used to launch Kosmos 10.[4] The launch was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and occurred at 09:21 GMT on 21 October 1962.[5] Kosmos 10 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 197 kilometres (122 mi), an apogee of 367 kilometres (228 mi), an inclination of 65.0°, and an orbital period of 90.2 minutes.[2] It conducted a four-day mission, before being deorbited and landing by parachute on 21 October 1962, and recovered by the Soviet forces in the steppe in Kazakhstan.[6]
It was the last four-day test flight of the Zenit-2 programme, before the system became fully operational and began making eight-day full-duration flights from the next mission, Kosmos 12.[3]
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Discoverer 37 | SOLRAD 4 · LOFTI 2A · SECOR · Injun 2 · Surcal 1 | Ranger 3 | TIROS-4 | Mercury-Atlas 6 | FTV-2301 | Discoverer 38 | OSO-1 | Samos 6 | Kosmos 1 | Kosmos 2 | Midas 5 · Westford Drag | FTV-1142 | Ranger 4 | Kosmos 3 | Solrad 4B | Kosmos 4 | Ariel 1 | FTV-2401 | FTV-1125 | ANNA 1A | FTV-1126 | FTV-3501 | Mercury-Atlas 7 (Balloon Subsatellite 1) | FTV-3501 | Kosmos 5 | FTV-1128 | Zenit-2 No.3 | FTV-1127 · OSCAR 2 | FTV-2402 | FTV-2312 | TIROS-5 | FTV-1129 | FTV-1151 | Kosmos 6 | Telstar 1 | FTV-2403 | FTV-1130 | Mariner 1 | FTV-1131 | Kosmos 7 | FTV-1152 | FTV-2404 | Vostok 3 | Vostok 4 | Kosmos 8 | FTV-2502 | Venera 2MV-1 No.1 | Mariner 2 | FTV-1153 | Venera 2MV-1 No.2 | FTV-1132 | Venera 2MV-2 No.1 | FTV-1133 · ERS-2 | TIROS-6 | Kosmos 9 | Alouette 1 · TAVE | FTV-1154 | Explorer 14 | Mercury-Atlas 8 | FTV-1134 | Kosmos 10 | Ranger 5 | Kosmos 11 | Mars 2MV-4 No.1 | 1MS No.2 | STARAD | Explorer 15 | ANNA 1B | Mars 1 | Mars 2MV-3 No.1 | FTV-1136 | FTV-2405 · ERS-1 | FTV-1135 | FTV-1155 | NRL PL120 · Injun 3 · NRL PL121 · Surcal 2 · Calsphere 1 | Relay 1 | FTV-1136 | Explorer 16 | Midas 6 · ERS-3 · ERS-4 | Transit 5A-1 | Kosmos 12 | |
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