![]() Crew and Soyuz 7K-T-AF on Soviet Stamp | |
Manufacturer | Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) |
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Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Operator | Soviet space program |
Applications | Crewed spacecraft as Space Observatory Station |
Specifications | |
Launch mass | 6,570 kilograms (14,480 lb) [1] |
Dimensions |
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Power | Solar arrays output 1.3 kW from 10 square metres (110 sq ft) on 4-segments |
Equipment | Orion 2 astrophysical camera |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Design life | Up to 35 days, used for 7.87 days |
Production | |
Status | No longer in service |
Built | 1 |
Launched | 1 |
Maiden launch | Soyuz 13 18 December 1973 |
Last launch | Soyuz 13 |
Related spacecraft | |
Derived from | Soyuz 7K-T |
![]() Vimpel Diamond for entrainment patch |
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]