Launch Overview
Vehicle
Soyuz 11A511
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
Ya15000-011
COSPAR Designator
1969-005
Mission
Soyuz 5 (Human Exploration)
Soyuz 5 mission started with the launch on January 15, 1969, 07:04:57 UTC, carrying Commander Boris Volynov, Flight Engineer Vladislav Volkov and Research Engineer Pyotr Kolodin into orbit. Two days later mission achieved the first ever docking of two crewed spacecrafts, having Soyuz 5 docked with Soyuz 4 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 hard landing back on Earth on January 18, 1969, 07:59:12 UTC.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
376 (5 YTD)
Site launches
249 (4 YTD)
Pad launches
115 (3 YTD)
Payloads (19)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-005 | Yastreb [Eliseev] | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-005 | Yastreb [Khrunov] | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-005 | Bitovoy otsek | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-005 | Priborno-agregatniy otsek | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-005 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | Soyuz SAS | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | 11S511 Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | 11S511 Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1969-005 | Soyuz-5 EVA-1 BI | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-005 | Soyuz-5 EVA-1 II | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-005 | Yastreb | RKKE | SU | |
| 1969-005 | Yastreb | RKKE | SU | |
| 1969-005A | Soyuz 7K-OK(P) No. 13 | TSKBEM | SU | Track |
| 1969-005B | 11S510 | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1969-005C | Soyuz-5 TV camera | TSKBEM | SU | Track |