Kosmos 133

Kosmos 133 (Russian: Космос 133 meaning Cosmos 133) was a Soviet Soyuz programme test satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Vostok rocket. It was the first test flight of the Soyuz 7K-OK earth orbit spacecraft. It was a planned "all up" test with a second Soyuz to be launched the following day and automatically dock with Kosmos 133. Its attitude control system malfunctioned, resulting in rapid consumption of orientation fuel, leaving it spinning at 2 rpm. After large efforts by ground control and 5 attempts at retrofire over two days, the craft was finally coming down for a landing. Due to the inaccuracy of the reentry burn, it was determined that the capsule would land in China. The self-destruct command was given and the satellite exploded November 30, 1966 at 10:21 GMT.

Mission parameters

Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-OK
Mass: 6450 kg
Crew: None
Launched: November 28, 1966 at 11:02:00 UTC
Landed: November 30, 1966 at 10:21 UTC
Perigee: 171 km
Apogee: 223 km
Inclination: 51.9°
Period: 88.4 minutes
NSSDC ID: 1966-107A

References

Text comes from NASA NSSDC Master Catalog

Soyuz programme

Soyuz 7K-OK (1967–1971)	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971)	10 11

Soyuz 7K-T (1973–1981)	12 13 14 15 17 18a 18 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Soyuz 7K-TM (1974–1976)	16 19 22

Soyuz-T (1976–1986)	T-2 T-3 T-4 T-5 T-6 T-7 T-8 T-9 T-10-1 T-10 T-11 T-12 T-13 T-14 T-15

Soyuz-TM (1986–2003)	TM-2 TM-3 TM-4 TM-5 TM-6 TM-7 TM-8 TM-9 TM-10 TM-11 TM-12 TM-13 TM-14 TM-15 TM-16 TM-17 TM-18 TM-19 TM-20 TM-21 TM-22 TM-23 TM-24 TM-25 TM-26 TM-27 TM-28 TM-29 TM-30 TM-31 TM-32 TM-33 TM-34

Soyuz-TMA (2003–2012)	TMA-1 TMA-2 TMA-3 TMA-4 TMA-5 TMA-6 TMA-7 TMA-8 TMA-9 TMA-10 TMA-11 TMA-12 TMA-13 TMA-14 TMA-15 TMA-16 TMA-17 TMA-18 TMA-19 TMA-20 TMA-21

Soyuz-TMA-M (2010–)	TMA-01M TMA-02M

Current	TMA-22 TMA-03M

Planned	TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M TMA-12M TMA-13M

Unmanned	Kosmos 133 Kosmos 140 Kosmos 186 Kosmos 188 Kosmos 212 Kosmos 213 Kosmos 238 Soyuz 2 Kosmos 379 Kosmos 396 Kosmos 398 Kosmos 434 Kosmos 496 Kosmos 573 Kosmos 613 Kosmos 638 Kosmos 656 Kosmos 670 Kosmos 672 Kosmos 772 Soyuz 20 Kosmos 869 Kosmos 1001 Kosmos 1074 Soyuz T-1 Soyuz TM-1

← 1965 · Orbital launches in 1966

Kosmos 104 \| OPS 2394 \| OPS 7253 · OPS 3179 \| Kosmos 105 \| Kosmos 106 \| OPS 1593 \| Luna 9 \| OPS 7291 \| ESSA-1 \| OPS 1439 \| Kosmos 107 \| Kosmos 108 \| OPS 1184 · OPS 3011 · OPS 3031 \| Dipason \| Kosmos 109 \| DS-K-40 No.2 \| Kosmos 110 \| ESSA-2 \| Kosmos 111 \| OPS 3488 \| GATV-5003 \| Gemini VIII \| Kosmos 112 \| OPS 0879 · OPS 0974 \| Kosmos 113 \| N-4 No.3 \| OPS 1117 \| Molniya-1 No.5 \| OV1-4 · OV1-5 \| OPS 0340 \| Luna 10 \| Kosmos 114 \| OPS 1612 \| Surveyor SD-3 \| OAO-1 \| OPS 0910 \| Kosmos 115 \| OV3-1 \| Molniya 1-03 \| Kosmos 116 \| OPS 1508 \| Kosmos 117 \| Kosmos 118 \| OPS 1950 · OPS 6785 \| Nimbus 2 \| Zenit-4 \| GATV-5004 \| OPS 0082 \| OPS 1788 \| Kosmos 119 \| Explorer 32 \| Surveyor 1 \| ATDA \| Gemini IX \| OPS 1577 · OPS 1856 \| OGO-3 \| Kosmos 120 \| OV3-4 \| FTV-1351 · Secor 6 · ERS-16 \| OPS 9311 · OPS 9312 · OPS 9313 · OPS 9314 · OPS 9315 · OPS 9316 · OPS 9317 · GGTS \| Kosmos 121 \| OPS 1599 \| PAGEOS 1 \| Kosmos 122 \| Explorer 33 \| AS-203 \| Proton 3 \| Kosmos 123 \| OPS 1850 \| OV1-7 · OV1-8 \| Kosmos 124 \| GATV-5005 \| Gemini X \| Kosmos 125 \| Kosmos 126 \| OPS 3014 \| OV3-3 \| Kosmos 127 \| OPS 1545 \| Lunar Orbiter 1 \| OPS 1832 · OPS 6810 \| Pioneer 7 \| OPS 2366 \| FTV-1352 · Secor 7 · ERS-15 \| Luna 11 \| IDCSP · IDSCP · IDSCP · IDSCP · IDSCP · IDSCP · IDSCP · IDSCP · GGTS-2 \| Kosmos 128 \| GATV-5006 \| Gemini XI \| OPS 6026 \| OPS 1686 · OPS 6874 \| Zenit-2 No.40 \| OPS 6026 \| OPS 1686 · OPS 6874 \| OGCh No.05L \| Surveyor 2 \| OPS 1703 \| Ōsumi 1 \| OPS 4096 \| ESSA-3 \| FTV-1583 · Secor 8 \| OPS 2055 · OPS 5345 \| Kosmos 129 \| Molniya 1-04 \| Kosmos 130 \| Luna 12 \| Surveyor SM-3 \| Intelsat II F-1 \| OV3-2 \| OGCh No.06L \| OPS 2070 · OPS 5424 \| OPS 0855 · OV4-1R · OV4-1T · OV1-6 \| Lunar Orbiter 2 \| OPS 1866 \| GATV-5001A \| Gemini XII \| Kosmos 131 \| Strela-2 No.1 \| Kosmos 132 \| Kosmos 133 \| Kosmos 134 \| OPS 1890 \| ATS-1 \| OV1-9 · OV1-10 \| Kosmos 135 \| Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 \| OPS 8968 \| Biosat 1 \| Kosmos 136 \| Ōsumi 2 \| Kosmos 137 \| Luna 13 \| OPS 1584

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.