Kosmos 96

Failed Soviet space probe. Kosmos 96 was launched on November 23, 1965 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 9, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-094ANORAD 1742Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-96
Common name: Kosmos 96
Payload designation: 3MV-4 No. 6
International designator: 1965-094A
NORAD catalog number: 1742
GCAT identifier: S01742
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.118

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: 3MV
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): MV

Launch

Date: November 23, 1965 · 03:14 UTC
Launch record: 1965-094Failure · 0.4
Rocket: Molniya 8K78
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 209 km
Apogee: 262 km
Inclination: 51.90°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: December 9, 1965
Last known active: Nov 23, 1965
End of operations: Nov 23, 1965

Size

Mass: 963 kg
Dry mass: 963 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,563 kg
Length: 3.7 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 6.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1632091 (CC0).