Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 17
Launched
January 10, 1975 · 21:43 UTC
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Summary
Soyuz 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 10, 1975 at 21:43 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 887th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,652nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Soyuz flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 257 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev. The spacecraft was Soyuz 17 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #38). 3 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
- 28th Soyuz flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 887th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,652nd orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Georgy GrechkoFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 43 · first flight
Aleksei GubarevCommander · RFSA · age 43 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 17 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #38)
Soyuz 17 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 10 January 1975 21:43 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts on the first flight to Salyut 4. The crew was Aleksei Gubarev and Georgi Grechko.
- Destination: Salyut 4
- Mission length: 29 days
- Docked January 12, 1975 at Salyut-4 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-17 · NORAD 7604 · 1975-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-001A
- Epoch
- 1975-01-11 00:30:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20593946 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047832
- Inclination
- 51.6335°
- Ascending node
- 84.9496°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.4788°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.1666°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Soyuz-17 · NORAD 7604 · docked January 12, 1975
Soyuz No. 22 Blok-I · re-entered January 14, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 17 was the first of two long-duration missions to the Salyut-4 space station. The mission began on January 10, 1975, 21:43:37 UTC, launching commander Aleksei Gubarev and flight engineer Georgi Grechko into orbit. Spacecraft was manually docked with the station on January 12. During their stay on the station, crew performed an array of astrophysical experiments, including studying the Sun, planets and the stars in a wide electromagnetic spectrum. The mission concluded after 29 days with a safe landing back on Earth on February 9, 1975, 11:03:22 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
146th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 416th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 11, 2:43 AM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 17 launch?
Soyuz 17 launched on January 10, 1975 at 21:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 17?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 17 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jan 11, 2:43 AM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 17 reach?
Soyuz-17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 257 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 17 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut