Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)

Soyuz 6

Success Soviet Union, Soyuz

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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…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterSoyuz
MissionHuman Exploration · LEO

Human Exploration · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
SOYUZ 6 1969-085A Payload re-entered 1969-10-15
SL-4 R/B 1969-085B Rocket body re-entered 1969-10-12

COSPAR ID 1969-085. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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