Kosmos 869

1976 Soviet test spaceflight

Kosmos 869 (Russian: Космос 869 meaning Cosmos 869) was an uncrewed military Soyuz 7K-S test. It was a somewhat successful mission. This was the third and final test flight of a new Soyuz spacecraft type 7K-S. It was designed to be a spaceship for military solo missions. At the time of the launch the program had already been discontinued. The completed spaceships were launched as uncrewed test flights: Kosmos 670, Kosmos 772 and Kosmos 869. The experience from these flights were used in the development of the successor program Soyuz spacecraft the Soyuz 7K-ST.[1] [2][3][4][5][6]

Mission parameters

  • Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-S.
  • Mass: 6800 kg.
  • Crew: None.
  • Launched: November 29, 1976.
  • Landed: December 17, 1976 10:31 UTC.
  • Perigee: 209 km.
  • Apogee: 289 km.
  • Inclination: 51.7 deg.
  • Duration: 17.99 days.

Maneuver Summary

  • 196 km X 290 km orbit to 187 km X 335 km orbit. Delta V: 15 m/s.
  • 187 km X 335 km orbit to 259 km X 335 km orbit. Delta V: 21 m/s.
  • 259 km X 335 km orbit to 260 km X 345 km orbit. Delta V: 2 m/s.
  • 260 km X 345 km orbit to 265 km X 368 km orbit. Delta V: 7 m/s.
  • 265 km X 368 km orbit to 267 km X 391 km orbit. Delta V: 6 m/s.
  • 267 km X 391 km orbit to 300 km X 310 km orbit. Delta V: 32 m/s.

Total Delta V: 83 m/s.

See also

  • Spaceflight portal
  • Soyuz 7K-OK
  • Soyuz TM-25
  • Cosmos 670
  • Cosmos 772

References

  1. ^ "friends-partners.org soyuz7ks". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2006-02-03.
  2. ^ astronautix.com soyuz7k-s
  3. ^ "A brief history of space accidents". Jane's Transport Business News. February 3, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  4. ^ "Astronauts escape malfunctioning rocket". BBC News. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  5. ^ Sanchez, Merri J. (March 2000). "A Human Factors Evaluation of a Methodology for Pressurized Crew Module Acceptability for Zero-Gravity Ingress of Spacecraft" (PDF). Houston, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  6. ^ Evans, Ben (September 28, 2013). "'We Were Swearing!' Thirty Years Since Russia's Brush With Disaster". Retrieved 2014-01-24.


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  • Kosmos 789
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  • OPS 5140
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  • Kosmos 805
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  • Kosmos 806
  • Molniya-1-33
  • Kosmos 807
  • LES-8
  • LES-9
  • Solrad 11A
  • Solrad 11B
  • Kosmos 808
  • Kosmos 809
  • Molniya-1 No.42
  • OPS 7600
  • Kosmos 810
  • Satcom 2
  • Kosmos 811
  • Kosmos 812
  • Meteor No.37
  • Kosmos 813
  • Kosmos 814
  • NATO 3A
  • Kosmos 815
  • Kosmos 816
  • OPS 6431
  • OPS 6431 SSU-1
  • OPS 6431 SSU-2
  • OPS 6431 SSU-3
  • LAGEOS-1
  • Kosmos 817
  • Molniya-3 No.16
  • Comstar 1A
  • Meteor-Priroda No.2-1
  • Kosmos 818
  • Kosmos 819
  • Kosmos 820
  • Wideband
  • Kosmos 821
  • Kosmos 822
  • OPS 7837
  • Kosmos 823
  • Kosmos 824
  • Marisat-3
  • Kosmos 825
  • Kosmos 826
  • Kosmos 827
  • Kosmos 828
  • Kosmos 829
  • Kosmos 830
  • Kosmos 831
  • Kosmos 832
  • Kosmos 833
  • Interkosmos 15
  • Salyut 5
  • Kosmos 834
  • OPS 2112
  • Kosmos 835
  • Kosmos 836
  • Kosmos 837
  • Kosmos 838
  • Soyuz 21
  • OPS 4699
  • OPS 5366
  • OPS 3986
  • Kosmos 839
  • Palapa A1
  • Kosmos 840
  • Kosmos 841
  • Kosmos 842
  • Kosmos 843
  • Kosmos 844
  • Comstar 1B
  • Molniya-1 No.43
  • Kosmos 845
  • Interkosmos 16
  • NOAA-5
  • Kosmos 846
  • Kosmos 847
  • OPS 7940
  • Luna 24
  • Kosmos 848
  • Kosmos 849
  • Kosmos 850
  • Kosmos 851
  • Kosmos 852
  • Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing 3
  • Kosmos 853
  • Triad 3
  • Kosmos 854
  • OPS 5721
  • Gran' No.12L
  • Soyuz 22
  • OPS 8533
  • Kosmos 855
  • Kosmos 856
  • Kosmos 857
  • Kosmos 858
  • Unnamed
  • Kosmos 859
  • Soyuz 23
  • Marisat-2
  • Meteor No.35
  • Kosmos 860
  • Kosmos 861
  • Kosmos 862
  • Kosmos 863
  • Ekran No.11L
  • Kosmos 864
  • Kosmos 865
  • Kosmos 865
  • Unnamed
  • Kosmos 866
  • Kosmos 867
  • Prognoz 5
  • Kosmos 868
  • Kosmos 869
  • Kosmos 870
  • Molniya-2-16
  • Fanhui Shi Weixing 3
  • Kosmos 871
  • Kosmos 872
  • Kosmos 873
  • Kosmos 874
  • Kosmos 875
  • Kosmos 876
  • Kosmos 877
  • Kosmos 878
  • Kosmos 879
  • Kosmos 880
  • Kosmos 881
  • Kosmos 882
  • Kosmos 883
  • Kosmos 884
  • Kosmos 885
  • OPS 5705
  • Kosmos 886
  • Molniya-3 No.17
  • Kosmos 887
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