Kosmos 1267
TKS spacecraft diagram | |
Station statistics | |
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Part of: | Salyut 6 |
Launch date: |
1981-04-25 02:01:00 UTC |
Launch vehicle: | Proton-K |
Docked: | 1981-06-19 |
Reentry: | 1982-07-29 |
Mass: | 19,000 kg |
References: [1] | |
Configuration | |
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 1982-05-26.[2]
References
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Cosmos 1267". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ↑ Harland, David (2005-02-14). The Story of Space Station Mir. Glasgow, United Kingdom: Springer-Praxis. 978-0387230115.
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