Kosmos 1001 (russian: Космос 1001 meaning ''Cosmos 1001'') was a redesigned

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Soyuz T

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that was flown on an unmanned test in 1978. The spacecraft was the upgraded Soyuz for

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and Salyut-7. This Kosmos flight, launched from

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, was the first orbital tests of the

Soyuz T The Soyuz-T (russian: Союз-T, ''Union-T'') spacecraft was the third generation Soyuz spacecraft, in service for seven years from 1979 to 1986. The ''T'' stood for transport (, ). The revised spacecraft incorporated lessons learned from the ...

design. Several maneuvers were tested.

Mission parameters

*Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-ST. *Orbit: 200 x 228km. *Inclination: 52 degrees.Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p207 *Mass: 6680 kg. *Crew: None. *Launched: April 4, 1978. *Landed: April 15, 1978.

References

External links

Astronautix web page
Kosmos satellites Spacecraft launched in 1978 1978 in spaceflight 1978 in the Soviet Union Soyuz uncrewed test flights {{USSR-spacecraft-stub