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Soyuz | Soyuz 13

Soviet Space Program · Soyuz · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soviet Space Program's 795th launch · 83rd this year · humanity's 1,532nd orbital launch attempt

December 18, 1973Add to calendar
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Window: Dec 18, 11:55Dec 18, 11:55 UTC

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Soyuz 13

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.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Pad — 1/5

487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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