Kosmos 136

  1966-115A

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Zenit-2 No. 47 was the third Zenit-2 launch from Plesetsk. Again, the Zenit-2 was used to inaugurate a new orbital path, this time at 64.6 degrees inclination, similar to the 65.0 degree path used at Baikonur. The 72.9 degree orbit had let satellites image regions further north than was possible using Baikonur launches; the new 64.6 degree orbit allowed the Defense Ministry to increase its launch capacity for the standard missions. 

Kosmos-136
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Dec 19	1200:01	Launch by Vostok 8A92	NIIP-53 LC41/1
	1204	Blok-A sep
	1204	Blok-E burn
	1210?	Blok-E sep	89.2 188 x 280 x 64.7 (RAE)
			198 x 305 x 64.6 (TASS)
	1742		89.15 186 x 278 x 64.7
1966 Dec 20	0109		89.33 196 x 286 x 64.6
1966 Dec 25	0012		89.22 194 x 277 x 64.6
1966 Dec 27	0545?	Deorbit
	0610	Landed after 7.8d