Kosmos 16
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Mission type |
Optical imaging |
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COSPAR ID |
1963-012A |
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SATCAT № |
571 |
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Mission duration |
10 days[1] |
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Spacecraft properties |
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Spacecraft type |
Zenit-2 |
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Manufacturer |
OKB-1 |
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Launch mass |
4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb)[1] |
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Start of mission |
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Launch date |
28 April 1963, 08:49:56 (1963-04-28UTC08:49:56Z) UTC[2] |
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Rocket |
Vostok-2 |
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Launch site |
Baikonur 1/5 |
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End of mission |
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Disposal |
Recovered |
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Landing date |
8 May 1963 (1963-05-09) |
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Orbital parameters |
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Reference system |
Geocentric |
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Regime |
Low Earth |
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Perigee |
195 kilometres (121 mi) |
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Apogee |
384 kilometres (239 mi) |
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Inclination |
65 degrees |
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Period |
90.3 minutes |
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Epoch |
30 April 1963[3] |
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Kosmos 16 (Russian: Космос 16 meaning Cosmos 16) or Zenit-2 No.10 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite, Kosmos 16 was the tenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]
A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number E15000-02,[6] was used to launch Kosmos 16. The launch took place at 08:49:56 UTC on 28 April 1963, using Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.[2] Following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1963-012A and the Satellite Catalog Number 571.[1]
Kosmos 16 was operated in a low Earth orbit. On 30 April 1963 it had a perigee of 195 kilometres (121 mi), an apogee of 384 kilometres (239 mi), with inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 90.3 minutes. A malfunction of the spacecraft's attitude control system resulted in the satellite being able to return only some of the images which it had been programmed to produce.[5] After ten days in orbit, the spacecraft was deorbited on 8 May 1963.[3] Its return capsule descended under parachute and was recovered by Soviet forces.
References
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Luna E-6 No.2 | OPS 0048 | OPS 0180 | Luna E-6 No.3 | Syncom 1 | OPS 0240 | OPS 0583 | OPS 0627 · P-11 No.1 | Kosmos 13 | OPS 0720 | Luna 4 | Explorer 17 | Transit 5A-2 | DS-P1 No.2 | Kosmos 14 | Kosmos 15 | OPS 1008 | OPS 1298 | Kosmos 16 | Telstar 2 | Midas 7 · Dash 1 · ERS-5 · ERS-6 · Westford 2 | Mercury-Atlas 9 (Balloon Subsatellite 2 · Flashing Light Unit) | OPS 0924 | Kosmos 17 | Kosmos 18 | DS-MT No.1 | OPS 0954 | Midas 8 · ERS-7 · ERS-8 | Vostok 5 | FTV-1292 · Solrad 6A · LOFTI 2B · Surcal 3 · Radose 112 | Transit 5A-3 | Vostok 6 | TIROS-7 | OPS 0999 · Hitchhiker 1 | GRS | OPS 1440 | Zenit-2 No.12 | OPS 1467 | OPS 1266 | Midas 9 · Dash 2 · ERS-9 · ERS-10 | Syncom 2 | OPS 1370 | Kosmos 19 | DS-A1 No.3 | OPS 1419 | OPS 1561 · LAMPO | OPS 1947 | OPS 1353 | OPS 1610 | Transit 5BN-1 · Transit 5E-1 | Vela 1A · Vela 1B · ERS-12 | Kosmos 20 | DS-A1 No.4 | OPS 2196 | OPS 2437 · Hitchhiker 2 | Polyot 1 | OPS 2268 | Kosmos 21 | Kosmos 22 | Explorer 18 | Atlas-Centaur 2 | OPS 2260 | Zenit-2 No.14 | Transit 5BN-2 · Transit 5E-2 | Kosmos 23 | OPS 2372 | Kosmos 24 | Explorer 19 | TIROS-8 | OPS 1388 · Hitchhiker 3 | |
Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets. |
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Zenit-2 satellites |
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| Zenit-2 | |
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| Zenit-2M (Gektor) |
- Kosmos 208
- Kosmos 228
- Kosmos 243
- Kosmos 293
- Kosmos 306
- Kosmos 313
- Kosmos 318
- Kosmos 329
- Kosmos 350
- Kosmos 353
- Kosmos 363
- Kosmos 366
- Kosmos 368
- Kosmos 377
- Kosmos 384
- Kosmos 392
- Unknown
- Kosmos 403
- Kosmos 410
- Kosmos 428
- Kosmos 431
- Kosmos 439
- Kosmos 443
- Unknown
- Kosmos 473
- Kosmos 477
- Kosmos 484
- Kosmos 490
- Kosmos 493
- Kosmos 512
- Kosmos 517
- Kosmos 518
- Kosmos 525
- Kosmos 537
- Kosmos 547
- Kosmos 552
- Kosmos 555
- Kosmos 561
- Kosmos 575
- Kosmos 578
- Kosmos 583
- Kosmos 596
- Kosmos 599
- Kosmos 629
- Kosmos 635
- Kosmos 640
- Kosmos 653
- Kosmos 658
- Kosmos 669
- Unknown
- Kosmos 685
- Kosmos 692
- Kosmos 696
- Kosmos 702
- Kosmos 721
- Kosmos 728
- Kosmos 731
- Kosmos 747
- Kosmos 751
- Kosmos 769
- Kosmos 776
- Kosmos 780
- Kosmos 784
- Kosmos 799
- Kosmos 809
- Kosmos 813
- Kosmos 819
- Kosmos 834
- Kosmos 840
- Kosmos 848
- Kosmos 856
- Kosmos 865
- Kosmos 879
- Kosmos 889
- Kosmos 898
- Kosmos 904
- Kosmos 914
- Kosmos 922
- Kosmos 935
- Kosmos 947
- Kosmos 950
- Kosmos 966
- Kosmos 973
- Kosmos 984
- Kosmos 992
- Kosmos 995
- Kosmos 1002
- Kosmos 1004
- Kosmos 1012
- Kosmos 1032
- Kosmos 1044
- Kosmos 1060
- Kosmos 1061
- Kosmos 1070
- Unknown
- Kosmos 1090
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