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Kosmos 16 (Russian: Космос 16 meaning Cosmos 16) or Zenit-2 No.10 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite Kosmos 16 was the tenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched and had a mass of 4730.0 kilograms (10427.9 lb).A Vostok-2 rocket serial number E15000-02 was used to launch Kosmos 16. The launch took place at 08:49:56 UTC on 28 April 1963 using Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.