Status
Success
Intercosmos 6
Launch Time
Fri Apr 07, 1972 10:00 UTC
Fri Apr 07, 1972 10:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Intercosmos 6
The Intercosmos-6 satellite was an adaptation of recoverable Zenit / Vostok spacecraft for investigation of primary cosmic radiation and meteoritic particles in near-earth outer space. Two such spacecraft were launched in the 1970's to study high-energy cosmic rays. The scientific equpment carried measured 1.5 m × 1.145 m × 0.85 m.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,886.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1972
28th orbital launch attempt
Voskhod
182nd mission
8th mission of 1972
170th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission