Launch Overview
Vehicle
Soyuz 11A511
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC31
Outcome
Success
Flight
Ya15000-012
COSPAR Designator
1969-004
Mission
Soyuz 4 (Human Exploration)
Soyuz 4 mission started with the launch on January 14, 1969, 07:30:00 UTC, carrying Commander Vladimir Shatalov, Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev and Research Engineer Yevgeny Khrunov into orbit. Two days later mission achieved the first ever docking of two crewed spacecrafts, having Soyuz 4 docked with Soyuz 5 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 safe landing back on Earth on January 17, 1969, 06:50:47 UTC.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
375 (4 YTD)
Site launches
248 (3 YTD)
Pad launches
82 (1 YTD)
Payloads (12)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-004 | Bitovoy otsek | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-004 | Priborno-agregatniy otsek | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-004 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | Soyuz SAS | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | 11S511 Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004 | 11S511 Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1969-004A | Soyuz 7K-OK(A) No. 12 | TSKBEM | SU | Track |
| 1969-004B | 11S510 | RVSN | SU | Track |