Kosmos 20

Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos 20 was launched on October 18, 1963 aboard a Vostok 8A92 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 26, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-040ANORAD 673Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-20
Common name: Kosmos 20
Payload designation: Zenit-2 No. 13L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F61 No. G15001-01:RA
International designator: 1963-040A
NORAD catalog number: 673
GCAT identifier: S00673
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.051

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: Zenit-2 LKI
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): Zenit-2

Launch

Date: October 18, 1963 · 09:29 UTC
Launch record: 1963-040Success
Rocket: Vostok 8A92
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 202 km
Apogee: 297 km
Inclination: 64.89°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 26, 1963
Last known active: Oct 26, 1963
End of operations: Oct 26, 1963

Size

Mass: 2,100 kg
Dry mass: 2,100 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 4,700 kg
Length: 6.5 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1119594 (CC0).