Kosmos 110

Kosmos 110 (Russian: Космос 110 meaning Cosmos 110) was a Soviet spacecraft launched on 22 February 1966 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Voskhod rocket. It carried two dogs, Veterok and Ugolyok.

Kosmos 110

Veterok and Ugolyok
Mission type	Biosciences
Operator	OKB-1
COSPAR ID	1966-015A
SATCAT no.	02070
Mission duration	22 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Voskhod 3KV No.5
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	5700 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date	22 February 1966, 20:09:36 GMT
Rocket	Voskhod 11A57 s/n R15000-06
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 31/6
Contractor	OKB-1
End of mission
Disposal	Recovered
Landing date	16 March 1966, 14:09 GMT
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric [2]
Regime	LEO
Perigee altitude	190 km
Apogee altitude	882 km
Inclination	51.9°
Period	95.3 minutes
Epoch	22 February 1966

Mission

The launch of Kosmos 110 was conducted using a Voskhod 11A57 s/n R15000-06 carrier rocket, which flew from Site 31/6 at Baikonour. The launch occurred at 20:09:36 GMT on 22 February 1966. Kosmos 110 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 190 kilometres (120 mi), an apogee of 882 kilometres (548 mi), an inclination of 51.9°, and an orbital period of 95.3 minutes.

It incorporated a re-entry body (capsule) for landing scientific instruments and test objects. It was a biological satellite that made a sustained biomedical experiment through the Van Allen radiation belts with the dogs Veterok and Ugolyok. On 16 March 1966, after 22 days in orbit around the Earth, they landed safely and were recovered by recovery forces at 14:09 GMT[3]

This spaceflight of record-breaking duration was not surpassed by humans until Soyuz 11 in June 1971 and still stands as the longest space flight by dogs.

See also

• 1966 in spaceflight
• Animals in space
• Russian space dogs

References

1. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-015A - 27 February 2020
2. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-015A - 27 February 2020
3. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-015A - 27 February 2020