Kosmos 670 (russian: Космос 670 meaning ''Cosmos 670'') was an
unmanned
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Soyuz Soyuz is a transliteration of the Cyrillic text Союз ( Russian and Ukrainian, 'Union'). It can refer to any union, such as a trade union (''profsoyuz'') or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Сою́з Сове́тских Социалис ...
7K-S test. It used a new and unique inclination of 50.6 degree. The experience from these flights were used in the development of the successor program Soyuz spacecraft the
Soyuz 7K-ST.
Mission parameters
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Spacecraft
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: 7K-S
*Mass: 6700 kg
*Crew: None
*Launched: August 6, 1974
*Landed: August 8, 1974 23:59 UTC.
*Perigee: 221 km
*Apogee: 294 km
*Inclination: 50.6 deg
*Duration: 2.99 days
See also
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Cosmos 772
Kosmos 772 (russian: Космос 772 meaning ''Cosmos 772'') was an uncrewed military Soyuz 7K-S test. It was an unsuccessful mission as only one transmitter worked. Only the 166 MHz frequency transmitter operated, all of the other normal Soyuz w ...
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Cosmos 869
References
Kosmos 0670
1974 in the Soviet Union
Spacecraft launched in 1974
Soyuz uncrewed test flights
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