Cosmos 66F13

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

USSR satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	F00400 - 66F12 (Ref:7)
Launch date	14 Dec 1966 - 11:00 UT
Launch site	B, LC31
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511 (s/n: U15000-01)
Satellite type	Soyuz-Test (#2)
OKB name - S/N°	Soyuz 7K-OK n°1 (passive)
Decay	14 Dec 1966

2e unmanned test for Soyuz, explosion on the launch pad. Soyuz spacecraft saved by the escape tower.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Dimension
Basic shape
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Mission details:

Destroyed on Pad 31 due to an accidental ignition of the emergency escape system, resulting in three fatalities.

Ref.: #4, #7, #20 - update: 26.12.19