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Kosmos 496
(
Russian
:
Космос 496
meaning
Cosmos 496
) was an unmanned test of the redesigned
Soyuz
ferry. The redesign may have involved changes to the Salyut/Soyuz hatch.
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It did not dock with any space station. After the
Soyuz 11
disaster the third seat was removed because the space was needed for the two crewmen in space suits and their equipment. Kosmos 496 retained its solar arrays.
Mission parameters
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- Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-T
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Crew: None
- Launched: June 26, 1972.
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- Launch site:
Baikonur
.
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- Orbit 195 x 343km.
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- Inclination 51 degrees.
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- Landed: July 2, 1972
References
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- ^
Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
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Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
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Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
- ^
Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
- ^
Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
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