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'''Kosmos 66''' ({{lang-ru|''Космос 66''}} meaning ''Cosmos 66'') or '''Zenit-2 No.27''' was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] optical film-return [[reconnaissance satellite]] launched in 1965. A [[Zenit (satellite)|Zenit-2]] spacecraft, Kosmos 66 was the twenty-seventh of eighty-one such satellites to be launched<ref name="gsp">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/zenit-2.htm|title=Zenit-2 (11F61)|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|work=Gunter's Space Page|accessdate=17 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="ea">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/craft/zenit2.htm|title=Zenit-2|first=Mark|last=Wade|work=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=17 December 2013}}</ref> and had a mass of {{convert|4730.0|kg|lb}}.<ref name="NSSDC"/>
'''Kosmos 66''' ({{lang-ru|''Космос 66''}} meaning ''Cosmos 66'') or '''Zenit-2 No.27''' was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] optical film-return [[reconnaissance satellite]] launched in 1965. A [[Zenit (satellite)|Zenit-2]] spacecraft, Kosmos 66 was the twenty-seventh of eighty-one such satellites to be launched<ref name="gsp">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/zenit-2.htm|title=Zenit-2 (11F61)|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|work=Gunter's Space Page|accessdate=17 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="ea">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/craft/zenit2.htm|title=Zenit-2|first=Mark|last=Wade|work=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=17 December 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6753VGwt2?url=http://www.astronautix.com/craft/zenit2.htm|archivedate=21 April 2012|df=}}</ref> and had a mass of {{convert|4730.0|kg|lb}}.<ref name="NSSDC"/>


Kosmos 66 was launched by a [[Vostok-2 (rocket)|Vostok-2]] rocket, serial number R15002-04,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vosk8a92.htm|title=Vostok 8A92|first=Mark|last=Wade|work=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> flying from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31|Site 31/6]] at the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]. The launch took place at 09:50 UTC on 7 May 1965,<ref name="launchlog"/> and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its [[Kosmos (satellite)|Kosmos]] designation; along with the [[International Designator]] 1965-035A and the [[Satellite Catalog Number]] 1362.<ref name="NSSDC"/>
Kosmos 66 was launched by a [[Vostok-2 (rocket)|Vostok-2]] rocket, serial number R15002-04,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vosk8a92.htm|title=Vostok 8A92|first=Mark|last=Wade|work=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=13 December 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131513573600/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vosk8a92.htm|archivedate=8 November 2017|df=}}</ref> flying from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31|Site 31/6]] at the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]. The launch took place at 09:50 UTC on 7 May 1965,<ref name="launchlog"/> and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its [[Kosmos (satellite)|Kosmos]] designation; along with the [[International Designator]] 1965-035A and the [[Satellite Catalog Number]] 1362.<ref name="NSSDC"/>


Kosmos 66 was operated in a [[low Earth orbit]]; at an [[epoch (astronomy)|epoch]] of 9 May 1965 it had a [[apsis|perigee]] of {{convert|200|km|mi}}, an [[apsis|apogee]] of {{convert|278|km|mi}} [[orbital inclination|inclination]] of 65&nbsp;degrees and an [[orbital period]] of 89.28&nbsp;minutes.<ref name="satcat"/> On 15 May 1965, after eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited so that its return capsule could be recovered and its photos analysed, however the capsule was lost after its parachute failed to deploy.<ref name="NSSDC"/><ref name="ea"/>
Kosmos 66 was operated in a [[low Earth orbit]]; at an [[epoch (astronomy)|epoch]] of 9 May 1965 it had a [[apsis|perigee]] of {{convert|200|km|mi}}, an [[apsis|apogee]] of {{convert|278|km|mi}} [[orbital inclination|inclination]] of 65&nbsp;degrees and an [[orbital period]] of 89.28&nbsp;minutes.<ref name="satcat"/> On 15 May 1965, after eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited so that its return capsule could be recovered and its photos analysed, however the capsule was lost after its parachute failed to deploy.<ref name="NSSDC"/><ref name="ea"/>

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Kosmos 66
Mission typeOptical imaging
COSPAR ID1965-035A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.1362
Mission duration8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeZenit-2
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date7 May 1965, 09:50 (1965-05-07UTC09:50Z) UTC[2]
RocketVostok-2
Launch siteBaikonur 31/6
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date15 May 1965 (1965-05-16)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude200 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude278 kilometres (173 mi)
Inclination65 degrees
Period89.28 minutes
Epoch9 May 1965[3]

Kosmos 66 ([Космос 66] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) meaning Cosmos 66) or Zenit-2 No.27 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 66 was the twenty-seventh of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730.0 kilograms (10,427.9 lb).[1]

Kosmos 66 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15002-04,[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 09:50 UTC on 7 May 1965,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1965-035A and the Satellite Catalog Number 1362.[1]

Kosmos 66 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 9 May 1965 it had a perigee of 200 kilometres (120 mi), an apogee of 278 kilometres (173 mi) inclination of 65 degrees and an orbital period of 89.28 minutes.[3] On 15 May 1965, after eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited so that its return capsule could be recovered and its photos analysed, however the capsule was lost after its parachute failed to deploy.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cosmos 66". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Date_validation at line 986: bad argument #3 to 'format' (string expected, got nil).
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