Soyuz 16

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Soyuz 16
Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz 16
Crew size 2
Call sign Буран (Buran - "Blizzard")
Launch date December 2, 1974
09:40:00 UTC
Gagarin's Start
Landing December 8, 1974
08:03:35 UTC
30km NE of Arkalyk
Mission duration 5d/22:23:35
Number of orbits 95
Related missions
Previous mission Next mission
Soyuz 15 Soyuz 17

Soyuz 16 was a test flight in the project to achieve a joint Soviet-US space flight that resulted in the Apollo-Soyuz mission.

Cosmonauts Anatoli Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov evaluated a modified Soyuz capsule and the docking equipment that would allow the dissimilar spacecraft to link up. Meanwhile, the flight gave the US and Soviet ground crews experience in working together, and satisfied US officials of the safety of the Soyuz craft.

The mission went exactly to plan, with both administrations happy with the performance of the spacecraft and ground crews.

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[edit] Crew

Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.

[edit] Backup crew

[edit] Reserve crew

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: 6800 kg
  • Perigee: 184 km
  • Apogee: 291 km
  • Inclination: 51.8°
  • Period: 89.2 min

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