Soyuz 7K-MF6

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Soyuz 7K-MF6
1976. <<Soiuz-22>>, fotografirovanie Zemli iz kosmosa. TsFA 4667.jpg
Soyuz 7K-MF6 and crew on a Soviet stamp
Manufacturer Experimental Design Bureau
(OKB-1)
Country of origin Soviet Union
Operator Soviet space program
ApplicationsCrewed spacecraft as Earth Observatory Station
Specifications
Launch mass6,510 kilograms (14,350 lb) [1]
Dimensions
Height
7.6 metres (25 ft)
Volume
9,000 cubic metres (320,000 cu ft)
Power Solar arrays
output 1.3 kW
from 10 square metres (110 sq ft)
on 4-segments
Equipment MF6
multispectral camera
Regime Low Earth orbit
Design lifeUp to 35 days, used for 8 days
Production
StatusOut of service
Built1
Launched1
Related spacecraft
Derived from Soyuz 7K-TM
Soyuz 7K-T
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Vimpel Diamond for entrainment patch

Soyuz 7K-MF6 is a version of the Soyuz spacecraft and was the second Soviet spacecraft designed for space station flight, a dedicated science mission. Its only crewed flight was conducted in 1976 with Soyuz 22 of the Soyuz programme. [2]

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Design and flight

MissionCrewLaunchLandingDurationNotes
Soyuz 22 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Bykovsky
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Aksyonov 		15 Sept 197623 Sept 19768 daysEarth sciences and (possibly a) reconnaissance mission. Final crewed Soyuz spaceflight to not visit a space station [3]

The one craft of the Soyuz 7K-MF6 was modified from the original Soyuz 7K-TM/Soyuz 7K-T with the addition of observatory platform. The Soyuz 7K-MF6 flew once on Soyuz 22. Soyuz 7K-MF6 propulsion was from a KTDU-80, liquid rocket engine. Soyuz 7K-MF6 was the second Soviet manned space observatory, the first was Soyuz 13/Soyuz 7K-T-AF. Soyuz 7K-MF6/Soyuz 2 housed the MKF-6 multi-spectral camera. The spectral camera was used for photography of Earth. The multi-spectral camera was manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in East Germany. The universal docking port was removed and a multispectral camera was installed in its place. The observatory equipment was added to the top of nose cone of the spacecraft. Soyuz 7K-MF6 started as the back up spacecraft for the Apollo–Soyuz project, a Soyuz ASTP craft # 74. The Soyuz ASTP was modified in 1976 to become 7K-MF6, after it was not need for the Apollo–Soyuz project that ended in 1975, which used spacecraft Soyuz 19 and Apollo CSM-111. [4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Soyuz 22". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Mark Wade. "Soyuz 7K-MF6". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz 22". SPACEFACTS.de. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Mark Wade. "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Dennis Newkirk (1990). Almanac of Soviet Manned Space Flight. Houston, Texas: Gulf Publishing Company. ISBN   0-87201-848-2.
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MKF-6 control panel
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MKF-6 camera lenses


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