Soyuz 13
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| Mission Name: | Soyuz 13 |
| Call Sign: | Кавказ (Kavkaz - "Caucasus") |
| Number of Crew Members: | 2 |
| Launch: | December 18, 1973 11:55:00 UTC Baikonur LC1 |
| Landing: | December 26, 1973 08:50:35 UTC 200 km SW of Karaganda |
| Duration: | 7 days, 20 h, 55 min, 35 s |
| Number of Orbits: | 127 |
Soyuz 13 was a second test flight of the redesigned Soyuz capsule that first flew as Soyuz 12. This particular spacecraft was further specially modified to carry a large camera for astrophysical observations.
Using this instrument, cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk carried out ultraviolet photography of stars and spectroscopic photography of the Earth.
Once again, the new Soyuz variant performed extremely well when on-board systems were tested.
Crew
- Valentin Lebedev (1)
- Pyotr Klimuk (1)
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 6560 kg
- Perigee: 188 km
- Apogee: 247 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 88.8 min