Cosmos 557
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| Salyut program insignia | ||
| Station statistics | ||
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| Crew: | 3 | |
| Launch: | May 11, 1973 00:20:00 UTC |
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| Launch pad: | Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR | |
| Reentry: | May 22, 1973 | |
| Mass: | 19,400 kg | |
| Perigee: | 218 km | |
| Apogee: | 266 km | |
| Orbit inclination: | 51.6 degrees | |
| Orbital period: | 89.1 minutes | |
| Days in orbit: | 11 days | |
| Days occupied: | 0 days | |
| Number of orbits: | ~175 | |
| Statistics as of May 11, 1973 | ||
Kosmos 557 (Russian: Космос 557 meaning Cosmos 557) was the Salyut space station that Almaz had substituted for, designated DOS 3, and was launched on May 11, 1973, three days before the launch of Skylab. Due to errors in the flight control system while out of the range of ground control, the station fired its orbit-correction engines until it consumed all of its fuel. Since the spacecraft was already in orbit and had been registered by Western radar, the Soviets disguised the launch as "Kosmos 557" and quietly allowed it to reenter Earth's atmosphere and burn up a week later. It was revealed to have been a Salyut station only much later.
References
- http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1973-026A
- Soviet Space Stations as Analogs - NASA report (PDF format)
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