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Kosmos 4

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.

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Apogee altitude
317 km
Contractor
OKB-1
COSPAR ID
1962-014A
Disposal
Recovered
Harvard designation
1962 Xi 1
Inclination
65.0°

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Kosmos 4

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples42
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Kosmos 4

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related to Launch · 12
Kosmos 4 → April, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Earth, GMT, It, June, Kosmos, Site, The, Vostok-2, Vostok-K, Zenit
related to Spacecraft · 7
Kosmos 4 → December, It, Kosmos, Soviet, Vostok, Vostok-K, Zenit-2
Apogee altitude · 1
Kosmos 4 → 317 km
Contractor · 1
Kosmos 4 → OKB-1
COSPAR ID · 1
Kosmos 4 → 1962-014A
Disposal · 1
Kosmos 4 → Recovered
Harvard designation · 1
Kosmos 4 → 1962 Xi 1
Inclination · 1
Kosmos 4 → 65.0°
Landing date · 1
Kosmos 4 → 29 April 1962
Landing site · 1
Kosmos 4 → Steppe in Kazakhstan

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kosmos launch 1962 spacecraft vostok-k mission reconnaissance orbit zenit-2 zenit soviet satellite also okb-1 system low sputnik 14 gmt kazakhstan

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kosmos 4Apogee altitude317 km1.00infobox
Kosmos 4ContractorOKB-11.00infobox
Kosmos 4COSPAR ID1962-014A1.00infobox
Kosmos 4DisposalRecovered1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Harvard designation1962 Xi 11.00infobox
Kosmos 4Inclination65.0°1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Landing date29 April 19621.00infobox
Kosmos 4Landing siteSteppe in Kazakhstan1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Launch date26 April 1962, 10:02:00 GMT1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Launch mass4610 kg1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Launch siteBaikonur 1/51.00infobox
Kosmos 4ManufacturerOKB-11.00infobox
Kosmos 4Mission duration3 days (4 days planned)1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Mission typeOptical imaging reconnaissance1.00infobox
Kosmos 4NamesZenit 2-2 Sputnik 141.00infobox
Kosmos 4OperatorOKB-11.00infobox
Kosmos 4Perigee altitude285 km1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Period90.60 minutes1.00infobox
Kosmos 4Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
Kosmos 4RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Kosmos 4RocketVostok-K1.00infobox
Kosmos 4SATCAT no.2871.00infobox
Kosmos 4Spacecraft typeZenit-21.00infobox

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