Cosmos 140

Russia


Spacecraft n°:

USSR satellite n°:


Launch data:

Designation 02667 / 67009A
Launch date 07 Feb 1967 - 03:20 UT
Launch site B, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511 (#U15000-03)
Satellite type Soyuz-Test (#3)
OKB name - S/N° Soyuz 7K-OK n°3 (passive)
Earth orbit on Feb 8.4:
Perigee / Apogee 165 x 218 km
Eccentricity 0.004
Inclination 51.66°
Period 88.27 min


Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch  6450? kg
Dry Mass  kg
Dimension  7.5 long, 2.2 dia
Basic shape  Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Recovered date:  09 Feb 1967 - 02:52 UT
Flight Duration: 1d 23h 29m (1.99 days)

Mission details:

3e unmanned Soyuz test - problems by re-entry and the cabin came down in the Aral Sea after it had crashed through the ice of a iceberg.
Ref.: #1, #4, #7, #125, #206 - update: 28.07.07