Kosmos 57

Kosmos 57
Mission typeOrbital test flight
OperatorOKB-1
COSPAR ID1965-012A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.1093
Mission duration≈ 3.5 hours
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftVoskhod-3KD No.1
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass5682 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date22 February 1965, 07:41:00 GMT
RocketVoskhod 11A57
Launch siteBaikonur 31/6
ContractorOKB-1
End of mission
DisposalSelf-destructed
Destroyed22 February 1965
Decay date31 March — 6 April 1965
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude165 km
Apogee altitude427 km
Inclination64.8°
Period91.1 minutes
Epoch22 February 1965

Kosmos 57 (Russian: Космос 57 meaning Cosmos 57) was an uncrewed Soviet spacecraft launched on 22 February 1965.[3] The craft was essentially an uncrewed version of Voskhod 2. Its primary mission was to test the Volga airlock. The test was successful, but the craft was lost shortly after. The spaceflight is designated under the Kosmos system, placing it with many other Soviet scientific and military satellites.

  1. ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-012A - 27 February 2020
  2. ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1965-012A - 27 February 2020
  3. ^ Baker, David (1996). Spaceflight and Rocketry. United States of America: Facts on File Inc. pp. 176. ISBN 0-8160-1853-7.