| Kosmos 32 | |
| Names List: | Zenit 2-18 |
| Mission Type: | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
| Operator: | OKB-1 |
| Cospar Id: | 1964-029A |
| Satcat: | 807 |
| Mission Duration: | 8 days |
| Spacecraft Type: | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer: | OKB-1 |
| Launch Mass: | 4730 kg[1] |
| Launch Date: | 10 June 1964, 10:48:00 GMT |
| Launch Rocket: | Vostok-2 |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur 31/6 |
| Launch Contractor: | OKB-1 |
| Disposal Type: | Recovered |
| Landing Date: | 18 June 1964 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 10 June 1964 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric[2] |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 213 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 319 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.3° |
| Orbit Period: | 89.8 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Programme: | Zenit programme Zenit-2 |
| Previous Mission: | Zenit 2-17 |
| Next Mission: | Zenit 2-19 |
| Programme2: | Kosmos (satellites) |
| Previous Mission2: | Kosmos 31 |
| Next Mission2: | Kosmos 33 |
Kosmos 32 (Russian: Космос 32 meaning Cosmos 32) or Zenit-2 No.18 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 32 was the eighteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[3] and had a mass of 4730kg (10,430lb).
The launch of Kosmos 32 took place at 10:48 GMT on 10 June 1964. A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15001-02,[4] was used to place the satellite into orbit, with Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome being used for the launch.[5] Following its successful insertion into orbit the satellite received its Kosmos designation, along with the International Designator 1964-029A and the Satellite Catalog Number 00807.[6]
Kosmos 32 was operated in a low Earth orbit. On 10 June 1964, it had a perigee of 213km (132miles), an apogee of 319km (198miles) and inclination of 51.3°, with an orbital period of 89.8 minutes. After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 32 was deorbited on 18 June 1964 with its return capsule descending by parachute for recovery by Soviet forces.[7] [8]