Soyuz 7K-OK
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The Soyuz 7K-OK is the first generation of soviet Soyuz spacecraft, flying from November 11, 1966 to June 1, 1970. It had a crew of 2-3 astronauts and was produced in two versions, "Active" and "Passive", describing its role during docking and the configuration of the early docking port. It was a major evolution from the early Vostok spacecraft and plagued with early problems.
Missions
Active Spacecraft |
Active launch date |
Active launch crew |
Passive Spacecraft |
Passive launch date |
Passive launch crew |
Date of docking | Active landing date |
Active landing crew |
Passive landing date |
Passive landing crew |
Comments |
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Cosmos 133 | November 28, 1966 | Unmanned | Canceled | November 29, 1966 | Unmanned | Canceled | November 30, 1966 | Unmanned | Canceled | Canceled | Attitude control system failed, passive mission canceled, destroyed by 23 kg self-destruct charge over China. Also known as "Spacecraft No.2" |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Spacecraft no.1 | December 14, 1966 16:00 | Unmanned | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Lift-off failed, shortly afterwards SAS rocket activated, destroying the rocket in a fire and killing Major Korostylev. |
Cosmos 140 | February 7, 1967 | Unmanned | NA | NA | NA | NA | February 9, 1967 | Unmanned | NA | NA | 45K Sun tracker failed, depleting DPO propellants and batteries, landed in water and sank, because of a heat shield burn-through |
Soyuz 1 | April 23, 1967 03:35 MT | Komarov | Soyuz 2 | Canceled | Bykovsky, Yeliseyev, Khrunov | Canceled | April 24, 1967 06:24 MT | Komarov | Canceled | Canceled | Attitude control system failed again, parachutes failed during landing, killing Komarov |
Cosmos 186 | October 27, 1967 | Unmanned | Cosmos 188 | October 30, 1967 | Unmanned | October 30, 1967 | October 31, 1967 | Unmanned | November 2, 1967 | Unmanned | Achieved only soft-docking, again problems with 45K sensor, passive spacecraft self-destructed before reentry after passing an "Ion pocket" over Brazil |
Cosmos 212 | April 14, 1968 | Unmanned | Cosmos 213 | April 15, 1968 | Unmanned | April 15, 1968 | April 19, 1968 | Unmanned | April 20, 1968 | Unmanned | Achieved hard-docking, first guided reentry by Cosmos 212, both spacecraft badly damaged by the parachute dragging them over ground after landing |