Kosmos 37

Soviet reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos 37 was launched on August 14, 1964 aboard a Vostok 8A92 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Aug 22, 1964).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-37
Common name: Kosmos 37
Payload designation: Zenit-2 No. 22L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F61 No. R15001-04:RA
International designator: 1964-044A
NORAD catalog number: 848
GCAT identifier: S00848
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.076

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: Zenit-2 A
Owner: GURVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 Filial No. 3
Platform (bus): Zenit-2

Launch

Date: August 14, 1964 · 09:30 UTC
Launch record: 1964-044Success
Rocket: Vostok 8A92
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 203 km
Apogee: 285 km
Inclination: 64.96°
Status: Landed
Status date: August 22, 1964
Last known active: Aug 22, 1964
End of operations: Aug 22, 1964

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 Q1119633 (CC0).