Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 13
Launched
December 18, 1973
Summary
Soyuz 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 18, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 795th launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 1,532nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Soyuz flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Pyotr Klimuk and Valentin Lebedev. The spacecraft was Soyuz 13 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #33). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Soyuz flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 795th launch83rd this yearhumanity's 1,532nd orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Pyotr KlimukCommander · RFSA · age 31 · first flight
Valentin LebedevFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 31 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 13 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #33)
Soyuz 13 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 18 December 1973 11:55 UTC. It launched two cosmonauts to orbit for science purposes. The crew was Pyotr Klimuk and Valentin Lebedev.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 7 days 20 hours
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-13 · NORAD 6982 · 1973-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-103A
- Epoch
- 1973-12-18 14:41:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20688629 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004437
- Inclination
- 51.5658°
- Ascending node
- 274.8105°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.5385°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.0405°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Soyuz-13 · NORAD 6982 · landed December 26, 1973
Soyuz No. 28 Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 13 launched on 18 December 1973, 11:55:00 UTC. It carried commander Pyotr Klimuk and flight engineer Valentin Lebedev into orbit. This mission was the second test flight of the modified Soyuz spacecraft. Crew spent 7 deays in orbit and carried out various astrophysical studies. They also obtained ultraviolet spectrograms of stars with the help of an Orion 2 Space Observatory onboard the spacecraft. Crew returned to Earth, landing on 26 December 1973, 08:50:35 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
140th launch from 1/5, 11th this year · 388th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 13 launch?
Soyuz 13 launched on December 18, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 13?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 13 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz 13 reach?
Soyuz-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 13 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz