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Kosmos 672 (russian: Космос 672 meaning ''Cosmos 672'') was the second uncrewed test of the ASTP
Mir Hardware Heritage - NASA report (PDF format)
** Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource) Kosmos 0672 1974 in the Soviet Union Spacecraft launched in 1974 Soyuz uncrewed test flights Apollo–Soyuz Test Project {{USSR-spacecraft-stub
Kosmos 672 (russian: Космос 672 meaning ''Cosmos 672'') was the second uncrewed test of the ASTP Soyuz spacecraft
Soyuz () is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights. It was designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolev Design Bureau (now Energia). The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraf ...
. Also had APAS-75
The terms Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), Androgynous Peripheral Assembly System (APAS) and Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS), are used interchangeably to describe a family of spacecraft docking mechanisms, and are also som ...
androgynous docking system.
This was preceded by another uncrewed test of this spacecraft type, Kosmos 638. It was a Soyuz 7K-TM
The 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project version of the Soyuz spacecraft (Soyuz 7K-TM) served as a technological bridge to the third generation Soyuz-T (T - транспортный, ''Transportnyi'' meaning transport) spacecraft (1976–1986).
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spacecraft.
Mission parameters
*Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-TM *Mass: 6510 to 6680 kg *Crew: None *Launched: August 12, 1974 *Landed: August 18, 1974References
*Mir Hardware HeritageMir Hardware Heritage - NASA report (PDF format)
** Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource) Kosmos 0672 1974 in the Soviet Union Spacecraft launched in 1974 Soyuz uncrewed test flights Apollo–Soyuz Test Project {{USSR-spacecraft-stub