Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 5
Launched
January 15, 1969 · 07:04 UTC
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Summary
Soyuz 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 15, 1969 at 07:04 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 376th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 924th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Soyuz flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 232 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 3 crew members flew: Yevgeny Khrunov, Boris Volynov and Aleksei Yeliseyev. The spacecraft was Soyuz 5 (Soyuz 7K-OK (P) 11F615 #13). 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
- 13th Soyuz flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 376th launch5th this yearhumanity's 924th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Yevgeny KhrunovResearch Engineer · RFSA · age 35 · first flight
Boris VolynovCommander · RFSA · age 34 · first flight
Aleksei YeliseyevFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 34 · first flight
Landing crew
- Boris VolynovCommander · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz 5 (Soyuz 7K-OK (P) 11F615 #13)
Soyuz 5 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 18 January 1069 07:04 UTC. It launched three cosmonauts for a joint mission with Soyuz 4. The crew was Boris Volynov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Yevgeny Khrunov.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 3 days
- Docked January 16, 1969 at Soyuz
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-5 · NORAD 3656 · 1969-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-005A
- Epoch
- 1969-01-15 12:48:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24255461 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025398
- Inclination
- 51.6654°
- Ascending node
- 229.7722°
- Arg. of perigee
- 337.2217°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.7684°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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; none still in orbit
- Soyuz-5 · NORAD 3656 · landed January 18, 1969
Soyuz No. 11 Blok-I · re-entered January 17, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 5 mission started with the launch on January 15, 1969, 07:04:57 UTC, carrying Commander Boris Volynov, Flight Engineer Vladislav Volkov and Research Engineer Pyotr Kolodin into orbit. Two days later mission achieved the first ever docking of two crewed spacecrafts, having Soyuz 5 docked with Soyuz 4 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 hard landing back on Earth on January 18, 1969, 07:59:12 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
115th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 249th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 15, 12:04 PM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 5 launch?
Soyuz 5 launched on January 15, 1969 at 07:04 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 5?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 5 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jan 15, 12:04 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 5 reach?
Soyuz-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 232 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz 5 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz