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Soyuz 13
Soyuz · Human Exploration
19731/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
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- Soviet Space Program
- Rocket
- Soyuz
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- LEO
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- 1/5
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- Data source
- LL2