Soyuz-A
![]() Soyuz 7K-9K-11K circumlunar concept. The drawing shows Soyuz 7K (right), Soyuz 9K booster, and Soyuz 11K tanker with twin whip antennas (left) | |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
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Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Applications | Carry up to three cosmonauts to lunar orbit. |
Specifications | |
Regime | Low Earth Medium Earth Circumlunar |
Production | |
Status | Cancelled |
Launched | None |
Related spacecraft | |
Derivatives | Soyuz 7K-OK (first Soyuz generation to fly crewed) |
Sergei Korolev initially promoted the Soyuz A-B-V circumlunar complex (7K-9K-11K) concept (also known as L1) in which a two-man craft Soyuz 7K would rendezvous with other components (9K and 11K) in Earth orbit to assemble a lunar excursion vehicle, the components being delivered by the proven R-7 rocket.[1][2]
Besides the Soyuz 7K spacecraft, the complex would feature a Soyuz 9K booster and a Soyuz 11K tanker with twin whip antennas.
The 7K would have been equipped with cameras and sensors to study the lunar surface during the flyby, at a distance of 1,000 to 20,000 km from the Moon's surface. Total flight time would have been 7 to 8 days.
Relation with other Soyuz versions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Soyuz-A_drawing.png/220px-Soyuz-A_drawing.png)
Soyuz A is the base concept for the entire Soyuz spacecraft family. The 7K series is a direct descendant of this original proposal. The list below shows proposed, flown (in bold) and military (in italic) Soyuz versions.
- Soyuz-A (1963)
- Soyuz P (1962)
- Soyuz PPK (1964)
- Soyuz R (1962)
- Soyuz 7K-TK (1966)
- Soyuz 7K-VI Zvezda (1964)
- Soyuz OIS (1967)
- Soyuz OB-VI (1967)
- Soyuz 7K-S (1974)
- Soyuz 7K-ST (1974)
- Soyuz T (1976-86)
- Soyuz TM (1986-02)
- Soyuz TMA (2002-12)
- Soyuz TMA-M (2010-16)
- Soyuz MS (2016-...)
- Progress M (1989-09)
- Progress M1 (2000-14)
- Progress MS (2015)
- Soyuz T (1976-86)
- Soyuz 7K-LOK (1967)
- Soyuz 7K-L1 (1967-70)
- Soyuz 7K-L1E (1970-71)
- Soyuz 7K-L1 (1967-70)
- Soyuz 7K-OK (1967-71)
- Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971)
- Soyuz 7K-T (1973-81)
- Progress 7K-TG (1978-90)
- Soyuz 7K-TM (1975)
- Soyuz 7K-T (1973-81)
- Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971)
- Soyuz P (1962)
See also
- Soyuz 9K
- Soyuz 11K
- Soyuz programme
- Soyuz (spacecraft)
- Parom
- Progress (spacecraft)
References
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- Soyuz (rocket family)
- Soyuz (spacecraft)
- Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Soyuz abort modes
- Cosmonaut ranks and positions
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(by spacecraft type)
Soyuz 7K-OK (1966–1970) |
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Soyuz 7K-L1 (1967–1970) (Zond lunar programme) | |
Soyuz 7K-L1E (1969–1970) | |
Soyuz 7K-LOK (1971–1972) | |
Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971) | |
Soyuz 7K-T (1972–1981) | |
Soyuz 7K-TM (1974–1976) | |
Soyuz 7K-S (1974–1976) |
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Soyuz-T (1978–1986) | |
Soyuz-TM (1986–2002) | |
Soyuz-TMA (2002–2012) | |
Soyuz-TMA-M (2010–2016) | |
Soyuz MS (2016–present) |
- 2024
The † sign designates failed missions. Italics designates cancelled missions.