Kosmos 59 Spacecraft: 3KV-3 Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57 Launched: 7 Mar 1965 Prime Crew	⇑ Mission List ⇑ Designation: Vostok 4K 4 O(U)-5 Description: 5th Vostok 4K SL-4 unmanned orbital

Duration: 8.00 days Decay Date: 1965-03-15 USAF Sat Cat: 1191 COSPAR: 1965-015A Apogee: 321 km (199 mi) Perigee: 205 km (127 mi) Inclination: 64.9000 deg Period: 89.80 min. Following the failure of Kosmos 57, a Zenit-4 high resolution photo reconnaissance version of the basic Vostok design was quickly fitted with an airlock mating ring to verify the design for the Voskhod 2 spacecraft; the spacecraft was recovered after performing its reconnaissance mission. References: Encyclopedia Astronautica. Russian Space Web Wikipedia.