| Kosmos 132 | |
| Mission Type: | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
| Operator: | OKB-1 |
| Cospar Id: | 1966-106A |
| Satcat: | 02599 |
| Mission Duration: | 8 days |
| Spacecraft Type: | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer: | OKB-1 |
| Launch Mass: | 4730 kg |
| Launch Date: | 19 November 1966 08:09:00 GMT |
| Launch Rocket: | Vostok-2 s/n N15001-08 |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Launch Contractor: | OKB-1 |
| Disposal Type: | Recovered |
| Landing Date: | 27 November 1966 07:12 GMT |
| Orbit Epoch: | 19 November 1966 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 210 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 276 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 65.0° |
| Orbit Period: | 89.3 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 132 (Russian: Космос 132 meaning Cosmos 132) or Zenit-2 No.46 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 132 was the forty-third of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[1] [2] and had a mass of .
Kosmos 132 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number N15001-08,[3] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 08:09 GMT on 19 November 1966, and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1966-106A and the Satellite Catalog Number 02599.[4]
Kosmos 132 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 19 November 1966, it had a perigee of, an apogee of, an inclination of 65.0°, and an orbital period of 89.3 minutes.[5] After spending eight days in orbit, Kosmos 132 was deorbited with its return capsule descending under parachute, landing at 07:12 GMT on 27 November 1966, and recovered by Soviet force.[6]