• Source: Kosmos 496

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. 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


Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-T
Mass: 6800 kg
Crew: None
Launched: June 26, 1972.
Launch site: Baikonur.
Orbit 195 x 343km.
Inclination 51 degrees.
Landed: July 2, 1972




References



Mir Hardware Heritage
Mir Hardware Heritage - NASA report (PDF format)
Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource)

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