Kosmos 1267
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COSPAR ID | 1981-039A |
Part of | Salyut 6 |
Launch date | 1981-04-25 02:01:00 UTC |
Launch vehicle | Proton-K |
Docked | 1981-06-19 |
Reentry | 1982-07-29 |
Mass | 19,000 kg |
References: [1] | |
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![]() Configuration of a TKS-Salyut combined space station |
Kosmos 1267 (Russian: Космос 1267 meaning Cosmos 1267), also known as TKS-2, was an unmanned TKS spacecraft which docked to the Soviet space station Salyut 6 as part of tests to attach scientific expansion modules to stations in Earth orbit. The module which docked to the station was the FGB component of a TKS vehicle launched on April 25, 1981. The spacecraft's VA return capsule separated and landed in the Soviet Union on May 26, 1982.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Wade, Mark. "Cosmos 1267". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ Harland, David (2005-02-14). The Story of Space Station Mir. Glasgow, United Kingdom: Springer-Praxis. 978-0387230115 ASIN 0387230114.