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Entry no.
1973-0538

SOYUZ 13

SOYUZ 13 (NORAD 6982) landed on 26 December 1973, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
6982
International designator
1973-103A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Dec 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Dec 1973Recorded time 08:50 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-T
Programme
7K-TX

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

From the same launch

1973-103
1973-0536SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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