Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 9
Launched
June 1, 1970
Summary
Soyuz 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 1, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 481st launch, 28th this year and humanity's 1,090th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Soyuz flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Andriyan Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov. The spacecraft was Soyuz 9 (Soyuz 7K-OK 11F615 #17). 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
- 17th Soyuz flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 481st launch28th this yearhumanity's 1,090th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Andriyan NikolayevCommander · RFSA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Vitaly SevastyanovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 34 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 9 (Soyuz 7K-OK 11F615 #17)
Soyuz 9 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 1 June 1970 19:00 UTC. It launched two cosmonauts for science and craft testing purposes. The crew was Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 17 days
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-9 · NORAD 4407 · 1970-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-041A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-01 23:14:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26506143 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039069
- Inclination
- 51.6446°
- Ascending node
- 183.9907°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.1987°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.0118°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Soyuz-9 · NORAD 4407 · landed June 19, 1970
Soyuz No. 21S Blok-I · re-entered June 3, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 9 carried cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev & Vitali Sevastyanov to orbit. The mission lasted 17 days, 16 hours & 58 minutes completing 288 orbits around Earth. They broke the endurance record held by Gemini 7 for 5 years. This was the first crewed space launch that lifted off at night. As of 2016 it still holds the record for longest crewed flight by a solo spacecraft. The goal of the mission was to conduct various pysiological and biomedical experiments on themselves and invastigate possible social implications of extended duration spaceflight.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
97th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 288th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 9 launch?
Soyuz 9 launched on June 1, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 9?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 9 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz 9 reach?
Soyuz-9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 9 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz