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Soyuz 7K-T-AF
Crew and Soyuz 7K-T-AF on Soviet Stamp
ManufacturerExperimental Design Bureau
(OKB-1)
Country of originSoviet Union
OperatorSoviet space program
ApplicationsCrewed spacecraft as Space Observatory Station
Specifications
Launch mass6,570 kilograms (14,480 lb) [1]
Dimensions
Height
7.94 metres (26.0 ft)
Volume
9,000 cubic metres (320,000 cu ft)
PowerSolar arrays
output 1.3 kW
from 10 square metres (110 sq ft)
on 4-segments
EquipmentOrion 2 astrophysical camera
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Design lifeUp to 35 days, used for 7.87 days
Production
StatusNo longer in service
Built1
Launched1
Maiden launchSoyuz 13
18 December 1973
Last launchSoyuz 13
Related spacecraft
Derived fromSoyuz 7K-T


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Soyuz 7K-T-AF [2] is a version of the Soyuz spacecraft and was the first spacecraft designed for space station flights, a dedicated science mission. Its only crewed flight was conducted in 1973 with Soyuz 13 of the Soyuz programme.[3][2]

Design and flight

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Main article: Soyuz 13

The one craft of the Soyuz 7K-T-AF was modified from the original Soyuz 7K-T with the addition of observatory and solar arrays. This was the second test flight of the redesigned Soyuz 7K-T, the second generation of the Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz 7K-T-AF flew once on Soyuz 13. The Soyuz 7K-T-AF was in the 7K-TM Configuration. Soyuz 7K-T-AF propulsion was from a KTDU-35, two liquid rocket engines. Soyuz 13/7K-T-AF was the first manned space observatory. Soyuz 7K-T-AF/Soyuz 13 housed the Orion 2 Space Observatory, operated by crew member Valentin Lebedev. Orion 2 Space Observatory was an Ultraviolet (UV) Telescope. The first Soviet UV Telescope was Orion 1 used on orbital station Salyut 1. The other crew member was Pyotr Klimuk.[2][4][5]

With the Orion 2 astrophysical telescope and camera, the crew made observations of stars in the ultraviolet light range. Also added to Soyuz 7K-T-AF was experiment that photographed spectrozonal areas of the earth's surface. Soyuz 7K-T-AF landed in snowstorm 200 kilometres (120 mi) Southwest Karaganda.[6] The observatory equipment was added to the top of nose cone of the spacecraft. The observatory equipment was mounted were the docking port is mounted on the Soyuz 7K-OKS version. [7][8] Soyuz 22/Soyuz 7K-MF6 spacecraft would be the next 7K-T with observatory equipment mounted at the craft's docking port.[9][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Display: Soyuz 13 1973-103A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c "Soyuz 7KT-OK". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  3. ^ Soyuz 7K-T-AF
  4. ^ Clark, Phillip (1988). The Soviet Manned Space Program. New York: Orion Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-517-56954-X.
  5. ^ a b Newkirk, Dennis (1990). Almanac of Soviet Manned Space Flight. Houston, Texas: Gulf Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87201-848-2.
  6. ^ Soyuz 13, astronautix.com
  7. ^ Soyuz 7K-T-AF photo of observatory equipment
  8. ^ Soyuz 7K-T-AF/Soyuz 13 photo
  9. ^ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
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