![]() Soyuz T | |
Mission type | Orbital test flight |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1978-036A |
SATCAT no. | 10783 |
Mission duration | 10 days, 21 hours and 2 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz-T s/n 4L |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-ST (11F732)[1] |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 6,680 kg (14,730 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 April 1978, 15:00[2] | GMT
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Landing date | 15 April 1978, 12:02 | GMT
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Perigee altitude | 199 km (124 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 228 km (142 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Period | 88.7 min |
Kosmos 1001 (Russian: Космос 1001 meaning Cosmos 1001) was a redesigned Soviet Soyuz T spacecraft that was flown on an unmanned test in 1978. The spacecraft was the upgraded Soyuz for Salyut 6 and Salyut 7. This Kosmos flight, launched from Baikonur, was the first orbital flight of the Soyuz T design. Several maneuvers were tested,[3] however it failed to achieve all of its objectives and resulted in an early deorbit and landing[2]
Mission parameters
[edit]- Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-ST[1]
- Mass: 6680 kg.
- Crew: None.
- Launched: April 4, 1978.
- Landed: April 15, 1978.
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