Launch Alert | NROL-57
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Success
Sat Oct 11 1969
Soviet Space Program

Soyuz 6

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

Type

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Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz

Description:

Soyuz rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Human Exploration
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

31/6