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Kosmos 47

Designation of an uncrewed test flight of a prototype Soviet Voskhod spacecraft, the first multiple-occupant spacecraft. Kosmos 47 was launched on October 6, 1964 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 7, 1964).

COSPAR 1964-062ANORAD 891Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-47
Common name
Kosmos 47
Payload designation
Voskhod 3KV No. 2
Other names
3KV No. 2:RA2
International designator
1964-062A
NORAD catalog number
891
GCAT identifier
S00891
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.083

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
Voskhod
Owner
OKB-1
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus)
Vostok

Launch

Date
October 6, 1964 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1964-062Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
174 km
Apogee
383 km
Inclination
64.60°
Status
Landed
Status date
October 7, 1964
Last known active
Oct 7, 1964
End of operations
Oct 7, 1964

Size

Mass
2,520 kg
Dry mass
2,520 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,320 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 Q259160 (CC0).