1965-061A
Zenit-4 No. 12 was launched in Aug 1965 and used the 51.8 degree `summer' orbit.
| Kosmos-77 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Aug 3 | 1100 | Launch by 11A57 | KB |
| 1104 | Blok I burn | ||
| 1109 | Blok-I sep | 89.29 201 x 280 x 51.79 | |
| 1965 Aug 3 | 1347 | 89.36 184 x 300 x 51.8 | |
| 1965 Aug 4 | 0738 | 89.32 200 x 281 x 51.8 | |
| 1965 Aug 6 | 2336 | 89.29 199 x 279 x 51.8 | |
| 1965 Aug 11 | 0915? | Retrofire | |
| 0922? | Landed after 7.93d | ||
1965-053A
The next 65S3 launch carried five satellites instead of three, and entered a circular orbit at an altitude of 500 km. This was probably the first flight on which the 65S3's second stage was restarted in orbit.
| Kosmos-71 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Jul 16 | 0331 | Launch by 65S3 | KB |
| 0333 | Stage 2 burn 1 | ||
| 0339? | Stage 2 MECO-1 | ||
| 0415? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 0415? | Stage 2 sep | 95.2 522 x 542 x 56.0 | |
| 1970 Aug 11 | Reentered | ||
1965-025A
Zenit-2 No. 17 flew an 8 day mission with a slightly lower apogee than normal.
| Kosmos-64 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Mar 25 | 1000 | Launch by Vostok 8A92 | KB |
| 1005? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1010? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 89.2 206 x 271 x 65 (TASS) | |||
| 1200 | 89.2 201 x 267 x 65.0 (RAE) | ||
| 1965 Mar 25 | 89.15 201 x 263 x 65.0 | ||
| 1965 Mar 28 | 89.11 203 x 256 x 65.0 | ||
| 1965 Mar 31 | 89.06 205 x 251 x 65.0 | ||
| 1965 Apr 2 | 0758? | Deorbit | |
| 0818? | Landed after 8d | ||
