Kosmos 1267 Explained

Module:Kosmos 1267
Module Image:TKS spacecraft drawing (svg).svg
Module Image Caption:TKS spacecraft diagram
Docked:1981-06-19
Reentry:1982-07-29
Mass:19,000 kg
Stats Ref:[1]
Configuration Image:Salyut 7 and Cosmos 1686 drawing.png
Configuration Caption:Configuration of a TKS-Salyut combined space station

Kosmos 1267 (Russian: Космос 1267 meaning Cosmos 1267), also known as TKS-2, was an unmanned TKS spacecraft which docked to the Soviet space station Salyut 6 as part of tests to attach scientific expansion modules to stations in Earth orbit. The module which docked to the station was the FGB component of a TKS vehicle launched on April 25, 1981. The spacecraft's VA return capsule separated and landed in the Soviet Union on May 26, 1982.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cosmos 1267 . . Wade . Mark . 2007-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070808214559/http://astronautix.com/details/cos72689.htm . 2007-08-08.
  2. Book: Harland , David . David Harland . The Story of Space Station Mir . Springer-Praxis . 2005-02-14 . Glasgow, United Kingdom . 978-0387230115 .