Soyuz 13

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Soyuz 13 was a second test flight of the redesigned Soyuz capsule that first flew as Soyuz 12. This particular spacecraft was further specially modified to carry a large camera for astrophysical observations.

Using this instrument, cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk carried out ultraviolet photography of stars and spectroscopic photography of the Earth.

Once again, the new Soyuz variant performed extremely well when on-board systems were tested.

Crew

Valentin Lebedev (1)
Pyotr Klimuk (1)

Mission parameters

Mass: 6560 kg
Perigee: 188 km
Apogee: 247 km
Inclination: 51.6°
Period: 88.8 min

Preceded by:
Soyuz 12

Soyuz programme

Followed by:
Soyuz 14

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