Kosmos 133
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Kosmos 133 (Russian: Космос 133, meaning "Kosmos 133"), Soyuz 7K-OK No.2, was the first uncrewed test flight of the Soyuz spacecraft, and first mission of the Soyuz programme, as part of the Soviet space programme.
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Mission type | Test Flight |
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Operator | Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) |
COSPAR ID | 1966-107A |
SATCAT no. | 02601 |
Mission duration | 1 day, 23 hours and 19 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-OK No.2 |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-OK |
Manufacturer | Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) |
Launch mass | 6450 kg[1] |
Landing mass | 2500 kg |
Dimensions | 7.13 m long 2.72 m wide |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 November 1966 11:02:00 GMT[2] |
Rocket | Soyuz 11A511 s/n U15000-02 |
Launch site | Baikonour, Site 31/6 |
Contractor | Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Exploded: on the self-destruct command of ground |
Landing date | 30 November 1966, 10:21 GMT (exploded) |
Landing site | Kazakh Steppe of Kazakhstan (planned) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 171.0 km |
Apogee altitude | 223.0 km |
Inclination | 51.9° |
Period | 88.4 minutes |
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