Kosmos 1074
![]() Soyuz T | |
Mission type | Orbital test flight |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1979-008A |
SATCAT no. | 11259 |
Mission duration | 60 days, 1 hour and 9 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz-T s/n 5L |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-ST (11F732)[1] |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 6,450 kg (14,220 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 31, 1979, 09:00:00[2] | GMT
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Landing date | April 1, 1979, 10:09:00 | GMT
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Perigee altitude | 195 km (121 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 238 km (148 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Period | 88.8 min |
Kosmos 1074 (Russian: Космос 1074 meaning Cosmos 1074) was a Soviet unmanned long-duration test flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft launched on January 31, 1979 and de-orbited on April 1, 1979.[3] It is the last Soyuz spacecraft that has received a Kosmos designation, and its mission is officially intended to investigate the upper atmosphere and outer space[2]
Mission parameters
[edit]- Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-ST
- Mass: 6450 kg
- Crew: None
- Launched: January 31, 1979
- Landed: April 1, 1979
References
[edit]- ^ Gunter D. Krebs. "Soyuz-T 1 - 15 (7K-ST, 11F732)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Mark Wade. "Soyuz T". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Mir Hardware Heritage (Wikisource)