COSPAR ID 1975-106A Spacecraft type Soyuz 7K-T/A9 Dates 17 Nov 1975 – 16 Feb 1976 Landing date 16 February 1976 Orbit completed 1470 | Orbits completed 1470 Launch date 17 November 1975 Rocket Soyuz | |
Mission duration 90 days, 11 hours, 46 minutes Launch mass 6,570 kilograms (14,480 lb) Manufacturer S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia | ||
Soyuz 20 (Russian: Союз 20, Union 20) was an unmanned spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union. It was a long-duration test of the Soyuz spacecraft that docked with the Salyut 4 space station. Soyuz 20 performed comprehensive checking of improved on-board systems of the spacecraft under various flight conditions. It also carried a biological payload. Living organisms were exposed to three months in space.
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It was recovered on February 16, 1976.
Crew
None.
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