Sokol-KV2 on display at the Technik Museum Speyer, Germany
Type
pressure suit, space suit
Manufacturer
NPP Zvezda
Operating pressure
400 hPa (5.8 psi)[1]
Mass
10–12 kg (22–26 lb)[1]
Used for
Soyuz, Shenzhou
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The Sokol space suit (Russian: Cокол, lit. 'Falcon') is a series of soft-body pressure suits designed and built by NPP Zvezda. It was first introduced in 1973 for the Soviet space program following the Soyuz 11 disaster, and continues to see use in the modern day primarily by the Russian space program, being worn by space travelers flying aboard the Soyuz spacecraft. A version of Sokol is also used by the China Manned Space Program.
Sokol is described by its makers as a rescue suit[1] and it is not capable of being used outside the spacecraft in a spacewalk or extravehicular activity. Instead, its purpose is to keep the wearer alive in the event of an accidental depressurization of the spacecraft.
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