Kosmos 1074 Explained

Kosmos 1074
Mission Type:Orbital test flight
Operator:Soviet space program
Cospar Id:1979-008A
Satcat:11259
Spacecraft:Soyuz-T s/n 5L
Spacecraft Type:Soyuz 7K-ST (11F732)
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Mass:6450kg (14,220lb)
Launch Date: GMT
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur 31/6
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Landing Date: GMT
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Periapsis:1950NaN0
Orbit Apoapsis:2380NaN0
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:88.8 min
Apsis:gee
Programme:Soyuz programme
Previous Mission:Soyuz 31
Next Mission:Soyuz 32
Programme2:Kosmos (satellites)
Previous Mission2:Kosmos 1073
Next Mission2:Kosmos 1075

Kosmos 1074 (Russian: Космос 1074 meaning Cosmos 1074) was a Soviet unmanned long-duration test flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft launched on January 31, 1979 and de-orbited on April 1, 1979. It is the last Soyuz spacecraft that has received a Kosmos designation, and its mission is officially intended to investigate the upper atmosphere and outer space

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