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Soyuz 6


Part of Lunar L1


Soyuz capsule
Soyuz capsule
Soyuz capsule in assembly
Credit: RKK Energia

First simultaneous flight of three manned spacecraft. First vacuum welding in space. Rendezvous electronics failed in all three craft, scrubbing three-way spacecraft rendezvous mission.

AKA: Antey (Antaeus - mythological giant). Launched: 1969-10-11. Returned: 1969-10-16. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 4.95 days.

Soyuz 6 carried the Vulkan welding furnace for vacuum welding experiments in depressurized orbital module. It was to have rendezvoused with Soyuz 7 and 8 and to have taken spectacular motion pictures of the Soyuz 7 - Soyuz 8 docking. But failure of the rendezvous electronics in all three craft due to a new helium pressurization integrity test prior to mission did not permit successful rendezvous. However the Vulkan was successfully operated. This involved the cosmonaut staying in the recovery capsule while the orbital module atmosphere was vented. The Vulkan was controlled from a panel in the descent module. The spacecraft was successfully recovered on October 16, 1969 9:52 GMT.

Maneuver Summary:
169km X 224km orbit to 192km X 232km orbit. Delta V: 8 m/s
192km X 232km orbit to 201km X 230km orbit. Delta V: 2 m/s
201km X 230km orbit to 203km X 212km orbit. Delta V: 5 m/s
203km X 212km orbit to 215km X 242km orbit. Delta V: 11 m/s
Total Delta V: 26 m/s.


More at: Soyuz 6.


Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Kubasov, Shonin. Country: Russia. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-OK. Launch Sites: Baikonur. Agency: MOM.


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