Soyuz 15

USSR

International Flight nº: 52

Earth orbit Flight nº: 50

USSR launch Flight nº: 22

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 07421 / 74067A
Launch date - time 26 Aug 1974 - 19:58:05 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511
OKB name - S/Nº Soyuz 7K-T/A9 s/n 63
Basic shape  Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m) 7.5 long, 2.2 dia
Mass (kg) 6570? kg
Flight Crew Sarafanov, Gennadi V. (CDR)
Demin, Lev S. (FE)
Call Sign Dunai (Danube River)
Backup crew Volynov, Zholobov
Earth orbit on Aug 27.1:
   - Perigee / Apogee 173 x 236 km
   - Eccentricity 0.005
   - Inclination 51.62°
   - Period 88.62 min
Landing date - time 28 Aug 1974 - 20:10:16 UT
Landing location 51°N, 71°E
48km SW of Tselinograd
Flight Duration: 02d 00h 12m 11s (2.01 days)
Nbr orbits 32

Flight Crew

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration Orbits
1  Sarafanov  Gennadi Vasiliyevich  Commander 2d 00h 12m  32 
2  Dyomin  Lev Stepanovich  Flight engineer 2d 00h 12m  32 

Backup Crew: Volynov, Zholobov. Support Crew: Rozhdestvensky, Zudov.

Mission details:

Astrophilately covers:

Soyuz 15

Launch cancel Tarty. Credit: #404

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Launch cancel Baikonur-Karaganda. Credit: #410

Soyuz 15

Launch cancel Baikonur-Karaganda. Credit: #410

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Cosmic Mail: Cover on board of Soyuz 15, cancelled with special boardcancel: “Cosmic Mail on board Salyut 3 - august 1974“

Soyuz 15

Landing cancel Baikonur-Kalaganda. Credit: #410

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Launch cancel Moscou, signed by Sarafanov &Dyomin


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