| Kosmos 112 | |
| Names List: | Zenit 2-36 |
| Mission Type: | Optical imaging reconnaissance |
| Operator: | OKB-1 |
| Cospar Id: | 1966-021A |
| Satcat: | 2107 |
| Spacecraft Type: | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer: | OKB-1 |
| Launch Mass: | 4730 kg |
| Launch Date: | 17 March 1966, 10:28:00 GMT |
| Launch Rocket: | Vostok-2 |
| Launch Site: | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| Launch Contractor: | OKB-1 |
| Disposal Type: | Recovered |
| Landing Date: | 25 March 1966, 05:31 GMT |
| Orbit Epoch: | 17 March 1966 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 207 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 545 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 72.0° |
| Orbit Period: | 92.1 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Programme: | Zenit programme Zenit-2 |
| Previous Mission: | Zenit 2-35 |
| Next Mission: | Zenit 2-37 |
| Programme2: | Kosmos (satellites) |
| Previous Mission2: | Kosmos 111 |
| Next Mission2: | Kosmos 113 |
Kosmos 112 (ru|Космос 112 meaning Cosmos 112) or Zenit-2 No.36 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 112 was the thirty-sixth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[1] [2] and had a mass of 4730kg (10,430lb). It was the first satellite to be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Kosmos 112 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-09,[3] flying from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk. The launch took place at 10:28 GMT on 17 March 1966,[4] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-021A[5] and the Satellite Catalog Number 02107.[5]
Kosmos 112 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 17 March 1966, it had a perigee of 207km (129miles), an apogee of 545km (339miles), an inclination of 72.0° and an orbital period of 92.1 minutes.[6] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 112 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 05:31 GMT on 25 March 1966 et recovered by Soviet force.[7]