Soyuz 20
COSPAR ID | 1975-106A |
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SATCAT no. | 08430 |
Mission duration | 90 days, 11 hours, 46 minutes |
Orbits completed | 1470 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-T/A9 |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 6,570 kilograms (14,480 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 17, 1975, 14:38:00 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5[1] |
End of mission | |
Landing date | February 16, 1976, 02:24:00 UTC |
Landing site | 56 kilometres (35 mi) SW of Arkalyk |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee | 177 kilometres (110 mi) |
Apogee | 251 kilometres (156 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Period | 89.1 minutes |
Docking with Salyut 4 | |
Soyuz programme (Manned missions) |
Soyuz 20 (Russian: Союз 20, Union 20) was an unmanned spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union. It was a long-duration test of the Soyuz spacecraft that docked with the Salyut 4 space station. Soyuz 20 performed comprehensive checking of improved on-board systems of the spacecraft under various flight conditions. It also carried a biological payload. Living organisms were exposed to three months in space.
It was reentered on 16 February 1976.
Crew
None.
Mission parameters
- Mass: 6,570 kg (14,480 lb)
- Perigee: 177 km (110 mi)
- Apogee: 251 km (156 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 89.1 minutes
References
- ↑ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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