Kosmos 57

Kosmos 57
Mission type	Orbital test flight
Operator	OKB-1
COSPAR ID	1965-012A
SATCAT no.	1093
Mission duration	≈ 3.5 hours
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Voskhod-3KD No.1
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	5682 kg
Start of mission
Launch date	22 February 1965, 07:41:00 GMT
Rocket	Voskhod 11A57
Launch site	Baikonur 31/6
Contractor	OKB-1
End of mission
Disposal	Self-destructed
Destroyed	22 February 1965
Decay date	31 March — 6 April 1965
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	165 km
Apogee altitude	427 km
Inclination	64.8°
Period	91.1 minutes
Epoch	22 February 1965
	Voskhod programme ← Voskhod 1 Voskhod 2 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 56 Kosmos 58 →

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.

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

[1] ttps://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-012A - 27 February 2020

[2] ttps://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.

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