Kosmos 573

Summary

Kosmos 573 (Russian: Космос 573 meaning Cosmos 573) was an unmanned test of the Soyuz without solar arrays in 1973. It did not dock with a space station.[1][2][3]

Mission parameters edit

  • Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-T
  • Mass: 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)
  • Crew: None
  • Launched: June 15, 1973
  • Landed: June 17, 1973

External links edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Soviet Space Programs, 1976-80: Manned space programs and space life sciences, page 503
  2. ^ The Soyuz Launch Vehicle: The Two Lives of an Engineering Triumph By Christian Lardier, Stefan Barensky
  3. ^ https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/soyuz_7k-t.htm Soyuz 7K-T]