Soyuz 12

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 12 was launched on September 27, 1973 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 29, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-067ANORAD 6836Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-12
Common name: Soyuz 12
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-T No. 37
International designator: 1973-067A
NORAD catalog number: 6836
GCAT identifier: S06836
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.281

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-T
Owner: TsKBEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus): 7K-T

Launch

Date: September 27, 1973 · 12:18 UTC
Launch record: 1973-067Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 329 km
Apogee: 341 km
Inclination: 51.58°
Status: Landed
Status date: September 29, 1973
Last known active: Sep 29, 1973
End of operations: Sep 29, 1973

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 Q543643 (CC0).