Kosmos 1074

Kosmos 1074
	Soyuz T
Mission type	Orbital test flight
Operator	Soviet space program
COSPAR ID	1979-008A
SATCAT no.	11259
Mission duration	60 days, 1 hour and 9 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Soyuz-T s/n 5L
Spacecraft type	Soyuz 7K-ST (11F732)
Manufacturer	NPO Energia
Launch mass	6,450 kg (14,220 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	January 31, 1979, 09:00:00 GMT
Rocket	Soyuz-U
Launch site	Baikonur 31/6
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Landing date	April 1, 1979, 10:09:00 GMT
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Perigee altitude	195 km (121 mi)
Apogee altitude	238 km (148 mi)
Inclination	51.6°
Period	88.8 min
	Soyuz programme Kosmos (satellites)

Kosmos 1074 (Russian: Космос 1074 meaning Cosmos 1074) was a Soviet unmanned long-duration test flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft launched on January 31, 1979 and de-orbited on April 1, 1979.^[3] It is the last Soyuz spacecraft that has received a Kosmos designation, and its mission is officially intended to investigate the upper atmosphere and outer space^[2]

Mission parameters

Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-ST
Mass: 6450 kg
Crew: None
Launched: January 31, 1979
Landed: April 1, 1979

References

^ Gunter D. Krebs. "Soyuz-T 1 - 15 (7K-ST, 11F732)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mark Wade. "Soyuz T". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ David S. F. Portree (1995). Mir Hardware Heritage (PDF). NASA. pp. 90–102. NASA-SP-4225. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023.

[gsp-1] Gunter D. Krebs. "Soyuz-T 1 - 15 (7K-ST, 11F732)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[ea-2] Mark Wade. "Soyuz T". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[mir-3] David S. F. Portree (1995). Mir Hardware Heritage (PDF). NASA. pp. 90–102. NASA-SP-4225. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023.

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