Intercosmos 6

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:00:00

Friday April 7, 1972

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

5,886 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Voskhod

Active 1963 to 1976

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Manufacturer

OKB-1

Rocket

Height: 44.63m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 6,001 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,616 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.58m

Height: 7.14m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

Site 31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

47 hr 9 min

Stats

Voskhod


182nd

Mission

8th

Mission of 1972

OKB-1


659th

Mission

20th

Mission of 1972

1972


28th

Orbital launch attempt