Kosmos 613

Kosmos 613 (Russian: Космос 613 meaning Cosmos 613) was a long-duration orbital storage test of the Soyuz Ferry in preparation for long stays attached to a space station.

Kosmos 613

Mission type	Test flight
COSPAR ID	1973-096A
SATCAT no.	6957
Mission duration	60 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Soyuz 7K-T No.34A[1]
Manufacturer	NPO Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	30 November 1973, 05:20:00 (1973-11-30UTC05:20Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	29 January 1974, 05:29 (1974-01-29UTC05:30Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	251 kilometres (156 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	383 kilometres (238 mi)[2]
Inclination	51.5 degrees[2]
Period	90.86 minutes[2]
Epoch	31 December 1973[2]

Mission parameters

• Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-T
• Mass: 6800 kg
• Crew: seeds^[3]
• Launched: November 30, 1973
• Landed: January 29, 1974

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 1973 in spaceflight