Berkut spacesuit
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The Berkut is a space suit
model developed to be used for extravehicular activity for the Voskhod 2
mission aboard a Voskhod spacecraft
on the first spacewalk. It was developed by NPP Zvezda
in 1964-1965. It was a modified SK-1 suit. It was only used by the Voskhod 2 crew.
Name: Berkut Spacesuit
Derived from: SK-1 spacesuit
Manufacturer: NPP Zvezda
Missions: Voskhod 2
Function: Intra-vehicular activity (IVA) and orbital
Extra-vehicular activity (EVA)
Operating Pressure: 5.8 psi (400 hPa)
Suit Weight: 44 lb (20 kg)
Backpack Weight: 47 lb (21.5 kg)
Total Weight: 91 lb (41.5 kg)
Primary Life Support: 45 minutes
Space suit
A space suit is a garment worn to keep an astronaut alive in the harsh environment of outer space. Space suits are often worn inside spacecraft as a safety precaution in case of loss of cabin pressure, and are necessary for extra-vehicular activity , work done outside spacecraft...
model developed to be used for extravehicular activity for the Voskhod 2
Voskhod 2
Voskhod 2 was a Soviet manned space mission in March 1965. Vostok-based Voskhod 3KD spacecraft with two crew members on board, Pavel Belyaev and Alexei Leonov, was equipped with an inflatable airlock...
mission aboard a Voskhod spacecraft
Voskhod spacecraft
The Voskhod was a spacecraft built by the Soviet Union's space program for human spaceflight as part of the Voskhod programme. It was a development of and a follow-on to the Vostok spacecraft...
on the first spacewalk. It was developed by NPP Zvezda
NPP Zvezda
Research & Development Production Enterprise Zvezda, or R&D PE Zvezda is a Russian manufacturer of life-support systems for high-altitude flight and human spaceflight. Its products include space suits, ejector seats, aircraft escape slides, lifejackets and fire extinguishers...
in 1964-1965. It was a modified SK-1 suit. It was only used by the Voskhod 2 crew.
Specifications
The suit had two pressurization settings, one at .27 atm and the other at .40 atm (nominal mode). Life support was contained in back pack, had a large enough oxygen supply to last 45 minutes of activity. Movement within the suit was seriously restricted.Name: Berkut Spacesuit
Derived from: SK-1 spacesuit
SK-1 spacesuit
SK-1 is an initialism of "Skafandr Kosmicheskiy" # 1 is a spacesuit that was developed specially for Yuri Gagarin. As such, it is the first spacesuit ever used...
Manufacturer: NPP Zvezda
NPP Zvezda
Research & Development Production Enterprise Zvezda, or R&D PE Zvezda is a Russian manufacturer of life-support systems for high-altitude flight and human spaceflight. Its products include space suits, ejector seats, aircraft escape slides, lifejackets and fire extinguishers...
Missions: Voskhod 2
Voskhod 2
Voskhod 2 was a Soviet manned space mission in March 1965. Vostok-based Voskhod 3KD spacecraft with two crew members on board, Pavel Belyaev and Alexei Leonov, was equipped with an inflatable airlock...
Function: Intra-vehicular activity (IVA) and orbital
Orbit
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space, for example the orbit of a planet around the center of a star system, such as the Solar System...
Extra-vehicular activity (EVA)
Operating Pressure: 5.8 psi (400 hPa)
Suit Weight: 44 lb (20 kg)
Backpack Weight: 47 lb (21.5 kg)
Total Weight: 91 lb (41.5 kg)
Primary Life Support: 45 minutes
