Kosmos 9
A Zenit reentry capsule | |
| Names | Zenit 2-5 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Optical imaging reconnaissance Radiation |
| Harvard designation | 1962 Alpha Omega 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-048A |
| SATCAT no. | 422 |
| Mission duration | 4 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4610 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 September 1962 09:39:51 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 1 October 1962 |
| Landing site | Steppe in Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 292 km |
| Apogee altitude | 346 km |
| Inclination | 65.0° |
| Period | 90.9 minutes |
| Epoch | 27 September 1962 |
Zenit programme Zenit-2 | |
Kosmos 9 (Russian: Космос 9 meaning Cosmos 9), also known as Zenit-2 No.5, was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was the ninth satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the third successful launch of a Soviet reconnaissance satellite, following Kosmos 4 and Kosmos 7.