Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Kosmos 7 (Russian: Космос 7 meaning Cosmos 7) also known as Zenit-2 #4 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 17 was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was the seventh satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system and the second successful launch of a Soviet reconnaissance satellite. It also marked the first successful launch of a Vostok-2 on the second attempt.