Soyuz 66

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aircraft three-module design
gptkbp:communicationEquipment VHF radio
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Star_City,_Russia
gptkb:Oleg_Makarov
gptkb:Viktor_Patsayev
Commander
Research Engineer
conducted during flight
Valentin Lebedev
via radio link
Flight_Engineer
gptkbp:crewCapacity gptkb:Soyuz_descent_module
gptkbp:crewSize 3
based on experience
gptkbp:duration 168 hours
gptkbp:firstFlight 1974-03-09
09:00 UTC
conducted by engineers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_Soviet_space_program
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soyuz 66
gptkbp:landingGear 2,500 kg
Salyut 7
gptkbp:launchDate 1974-03-02
10:00 UTC
gptkbp:launched March 1974
T-10 minutes
automated launch sequence
Baikonur_launch_control
gptkbp:launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome
7,200 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz-U
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:OKB-1
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Soyuz_7K-OK
Low Earth Orbit
crewed
conducted before launch
contributed to future missions
gptkbp:missions gptkb:Moscow_Mission_Control
7 days
completed
successful
extensive pre-flight training
space station docking
gptkbp:missionsConducted gptkb:Soyuz_66_patch
gptkbp:navigationEquipment inertial navigation
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 51.6 degrees
perigee 200 km, apogee 300 km
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Soyuz_65
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkbp:respondsTo standard reentry profile
gptkbp:safetyFeatures followed during mission
gptkbp:scientificName conducted in microgravity
gptkbp:secondaryMission conducted_by_Soviet_space_program
submitted_to_Soviet_authorities
gptkbp:significance first crewed mission to Salyut 7
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soyuz_67
gptkbp:technologyArea transmitted during mission