Labels:text | paper | font | document | publication | black and white OCR: COSMOS 1 LAUNCH DATE March 16, 1962 Cosmos 1 was launched, carrying equipment to measure the Earth's upper atmosphere. COSMOS 4 LAUNCH DATE April 26, 1962 Cosmos 4 was a first in a long series of Soviet reconnaissance missions. The spacecraft, an unpiloted Vostok with camera equipment installed, was recovered after 3 days in orbit. COSMOS 7 LAUNCH DATE July 28, 1962 The seventh Cosmos vehicle undertook an orbital mission. Although press releases at the time emphasized the mission's scientific role, it was subsequently revealed that the primary aim of the mission was to photograph American military bases. COSMOS 186 AND 188 LAUNCH DATES October 27 and 30 respectively, 196 Cosmos 186 and 188 achieved the first automatic rendezvous and docking during Cosmos 186's 49th Earth orbit. The spacecr ...