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Soyuz PPK
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Soyuz PPK
Soyuz PPK
Soyuz PPK antisatellite interceptor (conceptual drawing based on description).
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Russian manned combat spacecraft. Study 1964. The Soyuz 7K-PPK (pilotiruemiy korabl-perekhvatchik, manned interceptor spacecraft) was a revised version of the Soyuz P manned satellite inspection spacecraft.

AKA: 11F71;7K-PPK. Status: Study 1964. Gross mass: 6,700 kg (14,700 lb). Height: 6.50 m (21.30 ft).

The PPK provided the cosmonaut with a standoff capability for destruction of enemy satellites. For this purpose the Soyuz was equipped with eight small rockets.

As in the Soyuz P, the spacecraft would rendezvous with the enemy satellite. But the cosmonaut would remain in the spacecraft, using visual and other on-board systems to inspect the satellite. If the satellite was to be eliminated, the Soyuz would back off to a distance of 1 kilometer, and then destroy it using the on-board rocket-mines. Delays in the development of the Soyuz led to abandonment of this plan.

Crew Size: 2. Habitable Volume: 13.00 m3.



Family: Combat spacecraft. Country: Russia. Launch Vehicles: R-7. Agency: Kozlov bureau. Bibliography: 102, 121, 272, 376.

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