Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 #11), a Soviet military film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Vostok-2 (8A92) from Baikonur lofted it into LEO on 24 May 1963; the capsule returned successfully after about nine days on orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 9th
- of 44 Vostok 8A92 flights
- Date and time
- 24 May 1963, 10:34 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1963-018
- Launches in 1963
- 25th of 69
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