Kosmos 52 (Russian: Космос 52 meaning Cosmos 52) or Zenit-2 No.26 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 52 was the twenty-fifth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[3] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
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Operator | OKB-1 |
COSPAR ID | 1965-001A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 00968 |
Mission duration | 8 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 4730 kg[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 11 January 1965 09:36:00 GMT |
Rocket | Vostok-2 s/n R15002-03 |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
Contractor | OKB-1 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 19 January 1965 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 203 km |
Apogee altitude | 298 km |
Inclination | 65.0° |
Period | 89.5 minutes |
Epoch | 11 January 1965 |
Kosmos 52 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15002-03,[4] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 09:36 GMT on 11 January 1965,[5] with the spacecraft receiving its Kosmos designation - along with the International Designator 1965-001A and the Satellite Catalog Number 00968 - upon its successful insertion into orbit. It was the first satellite to be launched in the year 1965.
Kosmos 52 was operated in a low Earth orbit. On 11 January 1965 it had a perigee of 203 kilometres (126 mi), an apogee of 298 kilometres (185 mi), an inclination of 65.0° and an orbital period of 89.5 minutes.[6] On 19 January 1965, eight days after launch, Kosmos 52 was deorbited so that its return capsule could be recovered by Soviet forces and its photos developed and analysed.[7]
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Kosmos 52 | OPS 3928 | OPS 7040 | OV1-1 | TIROS-9 | OPS 4703 | Kosmos 53 | OSO-2 | LES-1 | DS-P1-Yu No.2 | Apollo AS-103 · Pegasus 1 | Ranger 8 | DS-A1 No.6 | Kosmos 54 · Kosmos 55 · Kosmos 56 | Kosmos 57 | OPS 4782 | Kosmos 58 | Surveyor SD-1 | Kosmos 59 | NRL PL142 · GGSE-2 · GGSE-3 · SECOR 3 · Solrad 7B · Surcal 4 · Dodecapole 1 · OSCAR 3 | OPS 7087 · SECOR 2 | Kosmos 60 | OPS 4920 | Kosmos 61 · Kosmos 62 · Kosmos 63 | OPS 7353 | Voskhod 2 | Ranger 9 | Gemini III | Kosmos 64 | OPS 4803 | OPS 4682 · SECOR 4 | Intelsat I F1 | Luna E-6 No.8 | Kosmos 65 | Molniya 1-01 | OPS 4983 · OPS 6717 | Explorer 27 | OPS 5023 | LES-2 · LCS-1 | Kosmos 66 | Luna 5 | OPS 8431 | OPS 8386 | Apollo AS-104 · Pegasus 2 | Kosmos 67 | OPS 5236 | OV1-3 | Explorer 28 | Gemini IV | Luna 6 | OPS 8425 | Kosmos 68 | Titan 3C-7 | OPS 8480 | Kosmos 69 | OPS 5501 · OPS 6749 | TIROS-10 | Kosmos 70 | OPS 5810 | Zenit-2 No.28 | Kosmos 71 · Kosmos 72 · Kosmos 73 · Kosmos 74 · Kosmos 75 | Proton 1 | OPS 8411 | Zond 3 | OPS 5543 | OPS 6577 · OPS 6564 · ERS-17 | Kosmos 76 | Apollo AS-105 · Pegasus 3 | Kosmos 77 | OPS 5698 · OPS 6761 | SEV · SECOR 5 | Surveyor SD-2 | OPS 8464 · Dodecapole 2 · Tempsat-1 · Long Rod · Calsphere 4A · Surcal 5 | Kosmos 78 | OPS 7208 | Gemini V (REP) | Kosmos 79 | OSO-C | OPS 3373 | Kosmos 80 · Kosmos 81 · Kosmos 82 · Kosmos 83 · Kosmos 84 | Kosmos 85 | OPS 8068 | Kosmos 86 · Kosmos 87 · Kosmos 88 · Kosmos 89 · Kosmos 90 | OPS 7221 | Kosmos 91 | OPS 7208 | Luna 7 | OV1-2 | OPS 5325 | OGO-2 | Molniya 1-02 | OV2-1 · LCS-2 | Kosmos 92 | Kosmos 93 | GATV 5002 | Kosmos 94 | OPS 2155 | Proton 2 | Kosmos 95 | Explorer 29 | OPS 8293 · OPS 6232 | Venera 2 | Venera 3 | Solrad 8 | Kosmos 96 | Kosmos 97 | Astérix | Kosmos 98 | Alouette 2 · Explorer 31 | Luna 8 | Gemini VII | FR-1 | OPS 7249 | Kosmos 99 | Gemini VIA | Pioneer 6 | Kosmos 100 | Kosmos 101 | OV2-3 · LES-3 · LES-4 · OSCAR 4 | OPS 1509 | OPS 4639 | Kosmos 102 | Kosmos 103 | DS-K-40 No.1 | |
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