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Kosmos 672

USSR spacecraft. Kosmos 672 was launched on August 12, 1974 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Aug 18, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-064ANORAD 7413Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-672
Common name
Kosmos 672
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-TM No. 72-EPSA
International designator
1974-064A
NORAD catalog number
7413
GCAT identifier
S07413
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.301

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
7K-TM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Energiya
Platform (bus)
7K-TM

Launch

Date
August 12, 1974 · 06:25 UTC
Launch record
1974-064Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
223 km
Apogee
223 km
Inclination
51.76°
Status
Landed
Status date
August 18, 1974
Last known active
Aug 18, 1974
End of operations
Aug 18, 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
10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1785062 (CC0).