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Soyuz | Soyuz 6

Soviet Space Program31/6 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOct 11, 1969, 11:10 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Soyuz 6
Type: Human Exploration
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Soyuz 6 was a joint mission with Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. Soyuz 6 mission was to take high quality photographs of the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 docking but on all three spacecraft the docking system failed. The mission was commanded by Georgi Shonin and Flight Engineer Valeri Kubasov.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 11, 1969, 11:10 UTC
Window opens: Oct 11, 1969, 11:10 UTC
Window closes: Oct 11, 1969, 11:10 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 08:43 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Soyuz
Family: Soyuz
Provider: Soviet Space Program
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country: KAZ
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates: 45.9960, 63.5640