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Cosmos 656
Cosmos 656 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the 7K-TA program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Cosmos 656 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the 7K-TA program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1974-036; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 27 May 1974, 07:25:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz 11A511
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 29 May 1974
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cosmos 656
GCAT program: 7K-TA.
- GCAT ID
- S07313
- Manufacturer
- RKK Energiya
- Launch mass
- 2,850 kg
- Dimensions
- 7.2 m long · 2.2 m diameter · 7.2 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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