Kosmos 60

Space probe. Kosmos 60 was launched on March 12, 1965 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Mar 17, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-018ANORAD 1246Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-60
Common name: Kosmos 60
Payload designation: E-6 No. 9
International designator: 1965-018A
NORAD catalog number: 1246
GCAT identifier: S01246
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.096

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: E-6
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): E-6 DU

Launch

Date: March 12, 1965 · 09:25 UTC
Launch record: 1965-018Failure · 0.4
Rocket: Molniya 8K78
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 194 km
Apogee: 247 km
Inclination: 64.72°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: March 17, 1965
Last known active: Mar 12, 1965
End of operations: Mar 12, 1965

Size

Mass: 1,288 kg
Dry mass: 500 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,470 kg
Length: 2.6 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 2.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q733783 (CC0).