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Soyuz 1

First crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 1 was launched on April 23, 1967 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Apr 24, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-037ANORAD 2759Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-1
Common name
Soyuz 1
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-OK(P) No. 4
International designator
1967-037A
NORAD catalog number
2759
GCAT identifier
S02759
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.165

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
7K-OK
Owner
TsKBEM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus)
7K-OK

Launch

Date
April 23, 1967 · 00:35 UTC
Launch record
1967-037Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
194 km
Apogee
210 km
Inclination
51.63°
Status
Deorbited
Status date
April 24, 1967
Last known active
Apr 24, 1967
End of operations
Apr 24, 1967

Size

Mass
2,800 kg
Dry mass
2,720 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,450 kg
Length
2.2 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
2.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q211254 (CC0).