Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 14
Launched
July 3, 1974 · 18:51 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 3, 1974 at 18:51 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 842nd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 1,592nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Soyuz flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 346 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 2 crew members flew: Yury Artyukhin and Pavel Popovich. The spacecraft was Soyuz 14 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #62). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Soyuz flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 842nd launch41st this yearhumanity's 1,592nd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Yury ArtyukhinFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 44 · first flight
Pavel PopovichCommander · RFSA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 14 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #62)
Soyuz 14 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 3 July 1974 18:51 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts to Salyut 3. The crew was Pavel Popovich and Yuri Artyukhin.
- Destination: Salyut 3
- Mission length: 15 days
- Docked July 4, 1974 at Salyut-3 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-14 · NORAD 7361 · 1974-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-051A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-03 20:08:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01549544 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103039
- Inclination
- 51.518°
- Ascending node
- 213.7031°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.9377°
- Mean anomaly
- 320.9112°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz-14 · NORAD 7361 · docked July 4, 1974
Soyuz No. 31 Blok-I · re-entered July 5, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 14 was the first crewed mission to the Salyut 3 space station. The mission launched on July 3, 1974, 18:51:08 UTC, carrying commander Pavel Popovich and flight engineer Yuri Artykhin to orbit. During their 15-day stay on the station, crew performed experiments involving medical studies and military reconnaissance activities. Soyuz 14 returned to Earth, landing on July 19, 1974, 12:21:36 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
142nd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 402nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 3, 11:51 PM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz 14 launch?
Soyuz 14 launched on July 3, 1974 at 18:51 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 14?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 14 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jul 3, 11:51 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 14 reach?
Soyuz-14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 346 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
Which program is Soyuz 14 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut