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(Redirected from Cosmos 772) Unmanned test flight of the Soyuz 7K-S spacecraft
Kosmos 772
Mission typeOrbital test flight
OperatorSoviet space program
COSPAR ID1975-093A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.8338
Mission duration3 days, 23 hours and 55 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz 7K-S s/n 2L
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Launch mass6,750 kg (14,880 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date29 September 1975, 04:15 (1975-09-29UTC04:15Z) GMT
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Landing date3 October 1975, 04:10 (1975-10-03UTC04:11Z) GMT
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
Perigee altitude154 km (96 mi)
Apogee altitude245 km (152 mi)
Inclination51.8°
Period88.4 min
Soyuz programme← Soyuz 19Soyuz 20 → Kosmos (satellites)← Kosmos 771Kosmos 773 →

Kosmos 772 (Russian: Космос 772 meaning Cosmos 772) was an uncrewed military Soyuz 7K-S test. It was an unsuccessful mission as only one transmitter worked. Only the 166 MHz frequency transmitter operated, all of the other normal Soyuz wavelengths transmitters failed. The experience from these flights were used in the development of the successor program Soyuz spacecraft the Soyuz 7K-ST.

Mission parameters

  • Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-S
  • Mass: 6750 kg
  • Crew: None
  • Launched: September 29, 1975
  • Landed: October 3, 1975 4:10 UTC
  • Perigee: 154 km
  • Apogee: 245 km
  • Inclination: 51.8 deg
  • Duration: 3.99 days

Maneuver Summary

  • 193 km X 270 km orbit to 195 km X 300 km orbit. Delta V: 8 m/s.
  • 196 km X 300 km orbit to 196 km X 328 km orbit. Delta V: 8 m/s.

Total Delta V: 16 m/s.

See also

References

  1. astronautix.com, Soyuz 7K-S
  2. Soviet Space Programs, 1976-80: Manned space programs and space life sciences
  3. "friends-partners.org soyuz7ks". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2006-02-03.
  4. astronautix.com soyuz7k-s
  5. "A brief history of space accidents". Jane's Transport Business News. February 3, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  6. "Astronauts escape malfunctioning rocket". BBC News. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. Sanchez, Merri J. (March 2000). "A Human Factors Evaluation of a Methodology for Pressurized Crew Module Acceptability for Zero-Gravity Ingress of Spacecraft" (PDF). Houston, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  8. Evans, Ben (September 28, 2013). "'We Were Swearing!' Thirty Years Since Russia's Brush With Disaster". Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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