Soyuz 7K-MF6
Spacecraft · Russia
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Credit: © Mark Wade
Russian manned spacecraft. Soyuz 22. Soyuz 7K-T modified with installation of East German MF6 multispectral camera. Used for a unique solo Soyuz earth resources mission. Launched 1976.
Crew Size: 2. Orbital Storage: 6.00 days. Habitable Volume: 9.00 m3. Spacecraft delta v: 220 m/s (720 ft/sec).
More at: Soyuz 7K-MF6.
Related
- Country
- Russia
- Engines
- KTDU-35
- Spacecraft
- Soyuz 7K-MF6 SA, Soyuz 7K-MF6 BO, Soyuz 7K-MF6 PAO
- Flights
- Soyuz 22
- Propellants
- Nitric acid/Hydrazine
- Projects
- ASTP
- Launch Sites
- Baikonur, Baikonur LC1
- Agency
- Korolev bureau, MOM
Photo Gallery
Soyuz 22
Credit: Manufacturer Image
Chronology
1 event
1976 September 15
09:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz 22 - .
Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk ). Crew: Aksyonov,
Bykovsky.
Backup Crew: Malyshev,
Strekalov.
Support Crew: Andreyev,
Popov.
Payload: Soyuz ASTP s/n 74 modified with MF6 camera. Mass: 6,510 kg (14,350 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Program: ASTP.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 22.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-MF6.
Duration: 7.91 days. Decay Date: 1976-09-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 9421 . COSPAR: 1976-093A. Apogee: 296 km (183 mi). Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 89.30 min.
Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes.