Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sat, Oct 11, 1969, 11:10
Weather
ProMission Patch
