Kosmos 66 (Zenit-2 No.27), a Soviet film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Vostok-2 8A92 from Baikonur LC-31/6 lofted it into LEO on 7 May 1965 for medium-resolution optical imaging; the recoverable capsule returned after about eight days.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 24th
- of 44 Vostok 8A92 flights
- Date and time
- 7 May 1965, 09:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1965-035
- Launches in 1965
- 40th of 124
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