Soyuz 13

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 13 was launched on December 18, 1973 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 26, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-103ANORAD 6982Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-13
Common name: Soyuz 13
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-T No. 33
International designator: 1973-103A
NORAD catalog number: 6982
GCAT identifier: S06982
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.288

Mission

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

Launch

Date: December 18, 1973 · 11:55 UTC
Launch record: 1973-103Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 221 km
Apogee: 253 km
Inclination: 51.57°
Status: Landed
Status date: December 26, 1973
Last known active: Dec 26, 1973
End of operations: Dec 26, 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: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q841182 (CC0).