Kosmos 147

Kosmos 147 (Russian: Космос 147 meaning Cosmos 147) or Zenit-2 No.44 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1967. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 147 was the forty-seventh of eighty-one such satellites to be launched.[5][6] and had a mass of 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb).[1]

Kosmos 147

Mission type	Optical imaging reconnaissance
Operator	OKB-1
COSPAR ID	1967-022A
SATCAT no.	02710
Mission duration	8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Zenit-2
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	4000 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date	13 March 1967, 12:10:23 GMT [2]
Rocket	Vostok-2 s/n N15001-06
Launch site	Plesetsk, Site 41/1
Contractor	OKB-1
End of mission
Disposal	Recovered
Landing date	21 March 1967, 06:29 GMT [3]
Landing site	Steppe du Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric [4]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	195 km
Apogee altitude	301 km
Inclination	65.0°
Period	89.5 minutes
Epoch	13 March 1967

Kosmos 147 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number N15001-06,[7] flying from Site 41/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 12:10:23 GMT on 13 March 1967,[2] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1967-022A and the Satellite Catalog Number 02710.[1]

Kosmos 147 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 13 March 1967, it had a perigee of 195 kilometres (121 mi), an apogee of 301 kilometres (187 mi), an inclination of 65.0°, and an orbital period of 89.5 minutes.[4] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 147 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 06:29 GMT on 21 March 1967, and recovered by the Soviet forces. An unspecified problem with the satellite resulted in the mission being considered a partial failure.[3]

See also

• 1967 in spaceflight

References

1. "Cosmos 147: Display 1967-022A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
3. Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
4. "Cosmos 147: Trajectory 1967-022A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
5. Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
6. Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
7. Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2014.