Soyuz 13 Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Soyuz
Crew
Pyotr Klimuk
Valentin Lebedev
Mission
Soyuz 13
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz 13 launched on 18 December 1973, 11:55:00 UTC. It carried commander Pyotr Klimuk and flight engineer Valentin Lebedev into orbit. This mission was the second test flight of the modified Soyuz spacecraft. Crew spent 7 deays in orbit and carried out various astrophysical studies. They also obtained ultraviolet spectrograms of stars with the help of an Orion 2 Space Observatory onboard the spacecraft. Crew returned to Earth, landing on 26 December 1973, 08:50:35 UTC.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:55pm UTC
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