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Kosmos 124

Kosmos 124

Mission type	Optical imaging reconnaissance
Operator	OKB-1
COSPAR ID	1966-064A
SATCAT no.	02325
Mission duration	8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Zenit-2
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	4730 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	14 July 1966, 10:33:00 GMT
Rocket	Voskhod 11A57 s/n N15001-14
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 31/6
Contractor	OKB-1
End of mission
Disposal	Recovered
Landing date	22 July 1966, 09:22 GMT[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[3]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	205 km
Apogee altitude	286 km
Inclination	51.8°
Period	89.4 minutes
Epoch	16 July 1966

Kosmos 124 (Russian: Космос 124 meaning Cosmos 124) or Zenit-2 No.42 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 124 was the fortieth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched^[4][5] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).^[1]

Kosmos 124 was launched by a Voskhod 11A57 rocket with serial number N15001-14,^[6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 10:33 GMT on 14 July 1966,^[7] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-064A and the Satellite Catalog Number 02325.

Kosmos 124 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 14 July 1966, it had a perigee of 205 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 286 kilometres (178 mi), an inclination of 51.8°, and an orbital period of 89.4 minutes. After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 124 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute, landing at 09:22 GMT on 22 July 1966, and recovered by Soviet force.^[2]

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