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Kosmos 656

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Mission type
  
Test flight

Manufacturer
  
NPO Energia

Spacecraft type
  
Rocket
  
Kosmos 656

Mission duration
  
approximately 2.01 days

Launch date
  
27 May 1974, 07:20 (1974-05-27UTC07:20Z) UTC

Kosmos 656 (Russian: Космос 656 meaning Cosmos 656) was an unmanned test of the Soyuz 7K-T, a variant of the Soyuz spacecraft. This Soyuz variant was intended for flights to the Almaz military space stations.

Mission parameters

  • Mass: 6,675 kg (14,716 lb)
  • Perigee: 195 km (121 mi)
  • Apogee: 364 km (226 mi)
  • Inclination: 51.6°
  • Period: 90.0 minutes
  • References

    Kosmos 656 Wikipedia


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