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Soyuz 7K-TM

Soyuz 7K-TM was a two-seat Soviet Soyuz variant developed for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, with mission-specific rendezvous, docking, and environmental-control systems. Soyuz 16 performed the crewed rehearsal in 1974, Soyuz 19 completed the international docking in 1975, and the backup spacecraft flew as Soyuz 22 in 1976 after adaptation for Earth observation.

Soyuz 7K-TM
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Identity

Aliases
7K-TMSoyuz ASTP spacecraftApollo-Soyuz Soyuz variant
Family Name
Soyuz Spacecraft
Full Name
Soyuz 7K-TM
Roles
crewed_spacecraft
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft
Variant Name
7K-TM

Details

Description
Soyuz 7K-TM was a two-seat Soviet Soyuz variant developed for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, with mission-specific rendezvous, docking, and environmental-control systems. Soyuz 16 performed the crewed rehearsal in 1974, Soyuz 19 completed the international docking in 1975, and the backup spacecraft flew as Soyuz 22 in 1976 after adaptation for Earth observation.
First Flight Year
1,974
Last Flight Year
1,976
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Propulsion Configurations
  • Entries
    • Nested value
    Name
    Soyuz 7K-TM hydrogen-peroxide reaction-control installation
    Notes
    One exact integrated hydrogen-peroxide reaction-control propulsion system on the Soyuz 7K-TM spacecraft family. NASA identifies separate rotational-control and higher-thrust reaction-control jet groups; this packet does not assert individual thruster models or quantities and does not reuse the KTDU-35 main-propulsion identity recorded for the adjacent Soyuz 7K-T family.
Spacecraft Specs
Reusability
expendable

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Creation Time
July 14, 2026 at 00:47:23 UTC
Updated Time
August 25, 2026 at 18:30:52 UTC

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