Launch Overview
Vehicle
Soyuz 11A511
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC31
Outcome
Success
Flight
V 15000-14
COSPAR Designator
1969-085
Mission
Soyuz 6 (Human Exploration)
Soyuz 6 was a joint mission with Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. Soyuz 6 mission was to take high quality photographs of the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 docking but on all three spacecraft the docking system failed. The mission was commanded by Georgi Shonin and Flight Engineer Valeri Kubasov.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
431 (60 YTD)
Site launches
276 (31 YTD)
Pad launches
91 (10 YTD)
Payloads (12)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-085 | Bitovoy otsek | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-085 | Priborno-agregatniy otsek | MOM | SU | |
| 1969-085 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | Soyuz SAS | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | 11S511 Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085 | 11S511 Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1969-085A | Soyuz 7K-OK(A) No. 14 | TSKBEM | SU | Track |
| 1969-085B | 11S510 | RVSN | SU | Track |