Kosmos 46, a Zenit-2 film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military. Vostok-2 (8A92) from Baikonur lofted it into LEO on 24 September 1964; the capsule returned successfully after about eight days.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 19th
- of 44 Vostok 8A92 flights
- Date and time
- 24 September 1964, 12:04 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1964-059
- Launches in 1964
- 69th of 100
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