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Kosmos 24 (Russian: Космос 24 meaning Cosmos 24) or Zenit-2 No.15 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite Kosmos 24 was the fifteenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched and had a mass of 4730 kilograms (10430 lb).A Vostok-2 rocket serial number G15001-03 was used to launch Kosmos 24. The launch took place at 09:28:58 UTC on 19 December 1963 from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.