Kosmos 10 (Russian: Космос 10 meaning Cosmos 10), also known as Zenit-2 No.6, was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962.
In addition to reconnaissance, it was also used for research into radiation in support of the Vostok programme.
[4] The launch was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and occurred at 09:21 GMT on 21 October 1962.
[5] Kosmos 10 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 197 kilometres (122 mi), an apogee of 367 kilometres (228 mi), an inclination of 65.0°, and an orbital period of 90.2 minutes.
[2] It conducted a four-day mission, before being deorbited and landing by parachute on 21 October 1962, and recovered by the Soviet forces in the steppe in Kazakhstan.