Kosmos 672
Unmanned test flight of the Soyuz 7K-TM spacecraft
Soyuz 7K-TM | |
Mission type | Orbital test flight |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1974-064A |
SATCAT no. | 7413 |
Mission duration | 5 days, 22 hours and 37 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-TM s/n 72 |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 6,570 kg (14,480 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 August 1974, 06:25 (1974-08-12UTC06:25Z) GMT |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Landing date | 18 August 1974, 05:02 (1974-08-18UTC05:03Z) GMT |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Perigee altitude | 222 km (138 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 226 km (140 mi) |
Inclination | 51.7° |
Period | 88.9 min |
Soyuz programme ← Kosmos 670 Soyuz 15 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 671 Kosmos 673 → |
Kosmos 672 (Russian: Космос 672 meaning Cosmos 672) was the second uncrewed test of the ASTP Soyuz spacecraft. Also had APAS-75 androgynous docking system.
This was preceded by another uncrewed test of this spacecraft type, Kosmos 638.[1] It was a Soyuz 7K-TM spacecraft.[1]
Mission parameters
- Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-TM
- Mass: 6510 to 6680 kg
- Crew: None
- Launched: August 12, 1974
- Landed: August 18, 1974
See also
References
- Mir Hardware Heritage
- Mir Hardware Heritage - NASA report (PDF format)
- Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource)
- ^ a b Rex Hall; David Shayler (2003). Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-85233-657-8.
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