Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 6
Launched
October 11, 1969
Summary
Soyuz 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 11, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 431st launch, 60th this year and humanity's 1,018th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Soyuz flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 231 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 2 crew members flew: Valeri Kubasov and Georgy Shonin. The spacecraft was Soyuz 6 (Soyuz 7K-OK 11F615 #14). 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
- 14th Soyuz flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 431st launch60th this yearhumanity's 1,018th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Valeri KubasovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 34 · first flight
Georgy ShoninCommander · RFSA · age 34 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 6 (Soyuz 7K-OK 11F615 #14)
Soyuz 6 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 11 October 1969 11:10 UTC. It launched two cosmonauts for a joint mission with Soyuz 7 and 8. The crew was Georgi Shonin and Valeri Kubasov.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 4 days 22 hours
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-6 · NORAD 4122 · 1969-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-085A
- Epoch
- 1969-10-11 12:27:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28560448 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041809
- Inclination
- 51.6972°
- Ascending node
- 197.3682°
- Arg. of perigee
- 312.0689°
- Mean anomaly
- 47.6736°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-6 · NORAD 4122 · landed October 16, 1969
Soyuz No. 14 Blok-I · re-entered October 12, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 6 was a joint mission with Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. Soyuz 6 mission was to take high quality photographs of the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 docking but on all three spacecraft the docking system failed. The mission was commanded by Georgi Shonin and Flight Engineer Valeri Kubasov.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
91st launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 276th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 6 launch?
Soyuz 6 launched on October 11, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 6?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 6 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz 6 reach?
Soyuz-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 231 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz 6 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz