Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 15
Launched
August 26, 1974 · 19:58 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 26, 1974 at 19:58 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 855th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 1,610th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Soyuz flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-15, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 246 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 2 crew members flew: Lev Dyomin and Gennadi Sarafanov. The spacecraft was Soyuz 15 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #63). 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
- 27th Soyuz flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 855th launch54th this yearhumanity's 1,610th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Lev DyominFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 48 · first flight
Gennadi SarafanovCommander · RFSA · age 32 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 15 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #63)
Soyuz 15 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 26 August 1974 19:58 UTC. It intended to transport two cosmonauts on the second flight to Salyut 3, but docking failed. The crew was Gennadi Sarafanov and Lev Dyomin.
- Destination: Salyut 3
- Mission length: 2 days
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-15 · NORAD 7421 · 1974-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-067A
- Epoch
- 1974-08-26 22:44:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2450025 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048241
- Inclination
- 51.6714°
- Ascending node
- 283.4966°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.58°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.0549°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Soyuz-15 · NORAD 7421 · landed August 28, 1974
Soyuz No. 30 Blok-I · re-entered August 28, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 15 was meant to be the second crewed mission to the Salyut 3 space station. The mission launched on August 26, 1974, 19:58:05 UTC, carrying commander Gennadi Sarafanov and flight engineer Lev Dyomin to orbit. Soyuz-15 failed to dock with the station and had to return to Earth early, landing on August 28, 1974, 20:10:16 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
144th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 407th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 27, 12:58 AM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 15 launch?
Soyuz 15 launched on August 26, 1974 at 19:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 15?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 15 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Aug 27, 12:58 AM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 15 reach?
Soyuz-15, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 246 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz 15 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut