 A Zenit reentry capsule | |
| Names | Zenit 2-18 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1964-029A |
| SATCATno. | 807 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4730 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 June 1964, 10:48:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur31/6 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 18 June 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 213 km |
| Apogee altitude | 319 km |
| Inclination | 51.3° |
| Period | 89.8 minutes |
| Epoch | 10 June 1964 |
Zenit programme Zenit-2 | |
Kosmos 32 (Russian:Космос 32 meaningCosmos 32) orZenit-2 No.18 was aSoviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-returnreconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. AZenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 32 was the eighteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[3] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
The launch of Kosmos 32 took place at 10:48 GMT on 10 June 1964. AVostok-2 rocket, serial number R15001-02,[4] was used to place the satellite into orbit, withSite 31/6 at theBaikonur Cosmodrome being used for the launch.[5] Following its successful insertion into orbit the satellite received itsKosmos designation, along with theInternational Designator 1964-029A and theSatellite Catalog Number 00807.[6]
Kosmos 32 was operated in alow Earth orbit. On 10 June 1964, it had aperigee of 213 kilometres (132 mi), anapogee of 319 kilometres (198 mi) andinclination of 51.3°, with anorbital period of 89.8 minutes. After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 32 was deorbited on 18 June 1964 with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[7][8]
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