Sever (spacecraft)
One of the conceptual drawings of Sever space station (OS-1962) and Sever ferry (early Soyuz) from 1962 | |
| Manufacturer | Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| Applications | Crewed spacecraft |
| Specifications | |
| Power | Solar arrays |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit (with boosters lunar) |
| Production | |
| Status | Design proposals |
| Built | 0 |
| Launched | 0 |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derivatives | Soyuz-B |
Soyuz Sever, also spelled Soyuz Siber, (translates to Soyuz north), was an early (1959–1962) design of the Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz Sever design of a crewed spacecraft started the Soyuz programme. In 1956, the Soyuz Sever spacecraft was proposed as the replacement for the Vostok spacecraft. Vostok spacecraft had only a crew of one; the Soyuz Sever plan would have crew of three. Sever was planned to be launched on a R7 rocket or Vostok rocket. The Sever plans were made by the Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) of the Soviet Union. While the Sever spacecraft was never built and launched, many of the designs and testing outcomes became part of the first generation Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz 7K-OK and the Soyuz 1 mission launched on 23 April 1967. Sever (Sever ferry) final plan was to take crews to a Sever space station, OS-1962.