Cosmos 238
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Kosmos 238 was the final test series of the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft prior to the launch of Soyuz 3
. It tested the orbital maneuvering system, reentry, descent and landing systems that had been modified and improved after the Soyuz 1
accident.
Soyuz 3
Soyuz 3 was a spaceflight mission launched by the Soviet Union on October 26, 1968. For four consecutive days, Commander Georgy Beregovoy piloted the Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft through eighty-one orbits of Earth.-Crew:-Backup crew:...
. It tested the orbital maneuvering system, reentry, descent and landing systems that had been modified and improved after the Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a manned spaceflight of the Soviet space program. Launched into orbit on April 23, 1967 carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, Soyuz 1 was the first flight of the Soyuz spacecraft...
accident.
Mission parameters
- Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-OK
- Mass: 6,520 kg
- Crew: None
- Launched: August 28, 1968 10:04:00 UTC
- Landed: September 1, 1968 9:03 UTC
- Perigee: 194 km
- Apogee: 313 km
- Inclination: 51.7°
- Period: 88.5 minutes
- NSSDC ID: 1968-072A