Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2 #13), a Soviet military film-return photoreconnaissance satellite launched on a Vostok-2 (8A92) from Baikonur Site 1/5 into LEO for short-duration optical imaging of ground targets.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 10th
- of 44 Vostok 8A92 flights
- Date and time
- 18 October 1963, 09:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1963-040
- Launches in 1963
- 51st of 69
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