Kosmos 573 Explained

Kosmos 573 (Russian: Космос 573 meaning Cosmos 573) was an unmanned test of the Soyuz without solar arrays in 1973. It did not dock with a space station.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Mission parameters

• Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-T
• Mass: 6800kg (15,000lb)
• Crew: None
• Launched: June 15, 1973
• Landed: June 17, 1973

External links

• Mir Hardware Heritage
  • Mir Hardware Heritage - NASA report (PDF format)
  • Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource)

Notes and References

1. Soviet Space Programs, 1976-80: Manned space programs and space life sciences, page 503
2. The Soyuz Launch Vehicle: The Two Lives of an Engineering Triumph By Christian Lardier, Stefan Barensky
3. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/soyuz_7k-t.htm Soyuz 7K-T