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Kosmos 20 (Russian: Космос 20 meaning Cosmos 20) or Zenit-2 No.13 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite Kosmos 20 was the thirteenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched and had a mass of 4720 kilograms (10410 lb).A Vostok-2 rocket serial number G15001-01 was used to launch Kosmos 20. The launch took place at 09:29:58 UTC on 18 October 1963 using Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.