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Kosmos 147
Mission typeOptical imaging reconnaissance
OperatorOKB-1
COSPAR ID1967-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.02710
Mission duration8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeZenit-2
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass4000 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date13 March 1967, 12:10:23 GMT[2]
RocketVostok-2 s/n N15001-06
Launch sitePlesetsk, Site 41/1
ContractorOKB-1
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date21 March 1967, 06:29 GMT[3]
Landing siteSteppe du Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[4]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude195 km
Apogee altitude301 km
Inclination65.0°
Period89.5 minutes
Epoch13 March 1967

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 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]

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  1. ^ a b c "Cosmos 147: Display 1967-022A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "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 23 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  7. ^ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2014.