Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 4
Launched
January 14, 1969
Summary
Soyuz 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 14, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 375th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 923rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Soyuz flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 160 × 227 km orbit inclined 51.7°. One crew member flew: Vladimir Shatalov. The spacecraft was Soyuz 4 (Soyuz 7K-OK (A) 11F615 #12). 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
- 12th Soyuz flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 375th launch4th this yearhumanity's 923rd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Vladimir ShatalovCommander · RFSA · age 41 · first flight
Landing crew
Yevgeny KhrunovResearch Engineer · RFSA- Vladimir ShatalovCommander · RFSA
Aleksei YeliseyevFlight Engineer · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz 4 (Soyuz 7K-OK (A) 11F615 #12)
Soyuz 4 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 14 January 1969 07:30 UTC. It launched three cosmonauts for a joint mission with Soyuz 5. The crew was Vladimir Shatalov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Yevgeny Khrunov.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 2 days 23 hours
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-4 · NORAD 3654 · 1969-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-004A
- Epoch
- 1969-01-14 08:47:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.32390543 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051304
- Inclination
- 51.7366°
- Ascending node
- 236.2623°
- Arg. of perigee
- 304.6694°
- Mean anomaly
- 54.951°
- 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-4 · NORAD 3654 · docked January 16, 1969
Soyuz No. 12 Blok-I · re-entered January 15, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 4 mission started with the launch on January 14, 1969, 07:30:00 UTC, carrying Commander Vladimir Shatalov, Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev and Research Engineer Yevgeny Khrunov into orbit. Two days later mission achieved the first ever docking of two crewed spacecrafts, having Soyuz 4 docked with Soyuz 5 spacecraft. Since no connecting tunel had been developed yet, the two cosmonauts had to spacewalk from one vehicle to another. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on January 17, 1969, 06:50:47 UTC.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
82nd launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 248th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 4 launch?
Soyuz 4 launched on January 14, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 4?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 4 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz 4 reach?
Soyuz-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 160 × 227 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz 4 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz