Kosmos 656

Unmanned test flight of the Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft. Kosmos 656 was launched on May 27, 1974 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 29, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-036ANORAD 7313Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-656
Common name: Kosmos 656
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-T(A9) No. 61
International designator: 1974-036A
NORAD catalog number: 7313
GCAT identifier: S07313
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.296

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-TA
Owner: MOM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: RKK Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-T A9

Launch

Date: May 27, 1974 · 07:25 UTC
Launch record: 1974-036Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 195 km
Apogee: 364 km
Inclination: 51.61°
Status: Landed
Status date: May 29, 1974
Last known active: May 29, 1974
End of operations: May 29, 1974

Size

Mass: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,800 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 7.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q917058 (CC0).