Soyuz 7K-MF6

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Soyuz 7K-MF6

Soyuz 7K-MF6 -

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Manufacturer's Designation: 7K-MF6. Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Nation: Russia. Manufacturer: Korolev.

Soyuz 7K-T modified with installation of East German MF6 multispectral camera. Used for a unique solo Soyuz earth resources mission.

Specification

Craft.Crew Size: 2. Design Life: 6 days. Orbital Storage: 6.00 days. Total Length: 7.6 m. Maximum Diameter: 2.7 m. Total Habitable Volume: 9.00 m3. Total Mass: 6,510 kg. Total Propellants: 500 kg. Primary Engine Thrust: 417 kgf. Main Engine Propellants: Nitric Acid/Hydrazine. Main Engine Isp: 282 sec. Total spacecraft delta v: 220 m/s. Electrical System: Solar panels span 8.37 m, area: 8.33 sq. m.

Module: Descent Module. Modules.Crew Size: 2. Length: 2.2 m. Basic Diameter: 2.2 m. Max Diameter: 2.2 m. Habitable Volume: 4.00 m3. Overall Mass: 2,750 kg. RCS Coarse Backup No x Thrust: 6 X 10kgf. RCS Propellants: H2O2. Remarks: Spacesuits: Yes. Controls: Analog. Periscope: Off-Line. CM Windows: No covers. Parachutes: Improved. Touchdown Rockets: Standard. Telemetry: Low rate. .
Module: Orbital Module. Length: 3.1 m. Basic Diameter: 2.6 m. Max Diameter: 2.6 m. Habitable Volume: 5.00 m3. Overall Mass: 1,150 kg.
Docking System: MKF6 Camera. Probe: None. Tunnel: None. Collar Length (m): 0.84. Probe Length (m): n/a. Base Diameter(m): 1.3. Ring Diameter(m): 1.3. Rendezvous System: None. Antenna: None. Tower: None. Orbital Module: Standard. Length (m): 2.26. Windows: Four. OM Separation: After retro.
Module: Service Module. Length: 2.3 m. Basic Diameter: 2.1 m. Max Diameter: 2.7 m. Overall Mass: 2,610 kg. Propellants: 500 RCS Coarse No x Thrust: 14 X 10kgf. RCS Fine No x Thrust: 4 X 10kgf. RCS Coarse Backup No x Thrust: 8 X 1kgf. RCS Fine Backup No x Thrust: 4 X 1kgf roll. RCS Propellants: H2O2. Maneuver System Thrust: 417 kgf. Backup Maneuver System Thrust: 411 kgf. Maneuver System Propellants: Nitric Acid/Hydrazine. Maneuver System Isp: 282 sec. Remarks: Service Module: Basic. Main-engines: Pump-fed. Propulsion/RCS: Seperate. .

Soyuz 7K-MF6 Chronology

15 September 1976 Soyuz 22 Program: ASTP. Flight Crew: Aksyonov, Bykovsky. Manned flight: Soyuz 22. Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,510 kg. Perigee: 185 km. Apogee: 296 km. Inclination: 64.8 deg. Duration: 7.91 days.

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. Recovered September 23, 1976 7:42 GMT. Landed 150 km NW Tselinograd. Additional Details: Soyuz 22.

Bibliography:

21 - Semenov, Yuri P Editor, Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya 'Energia' imeni S P Koroleva, Moscow, Russia, 1996.
32 - Clark, Philip, The Soviet Manned Space Program, Salamander Books, London, 1988.
33 - Furniss, Tim, Manned Spaceflight Log, Jane's, London, 1986.
51 - Oberg, James, Red Star in Orbit, Random House, New York, 1981.
89 - Semenov, Yu. P., S P Korolev Space Corporation Energia, RKK Energia, 1994.

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