Kosmos 4
A Zenit reentry capsule | |
| Names | Zenit 2-2 Sputnik 14 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| Harvard designation | 1962 Xi 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-014A |
| SATCAT no. | 287 |
| Mission duration | 3 days (4 days planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4610 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 April 1962, 10:02:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-K |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 29 April 1962 |
| Landing site | Steppe in Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 285 km |
| Apogee altitude | 317 km |
| Inclination | 65.0° |
| Period | 90.60 minutes |
Zenit programme Zenit-2 | |
Kosmos 4 (Russian: Космос 4 meaning Kosmos 4), also known as Zenit-2 No.2 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 14 was the first Soviet reconnaissance satellite to successfully reach orbit.