Mission type | Orbital test flight |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1974-061A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 7405 |
Mission duration | 2 days, 23 hours and 57 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-S s/n 1L |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 6,700 kg (14,800 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 6 August 1974, 00:02 (1974-08-06UTC00:02Z) GMT |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Landing date | 8 August 1974, 23:59 (1974-08-09UTC00:00Z) GMT |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Perigee altitude | 211 km (131 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 294 km (183 mi) |
Inclination | 50.6° |
Period | 89.5 min |
← Soyuz 14 |
Kosmos 670 (Russian: Космос 670 meaning Cosmos 670) was an unmanned Soyuz 7K-S test. It used a new and unique inclination of 50.6 degree. [1] The experience from these flights were used in the development of the successor program Soyuz spacecraft the Soyuz 7K-ST.[2] [3][4][5][6][7]
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