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Soyuz 11

Crewed Soviet space mission to the Salyut 1 Space Station. Soyuz 11 was launched on June 6, 1971 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jun 7, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-053ANORAD 5283Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-11
Common name
Soyuz 11
Payload designation
Soyuz 7KT-OK No. 32
International designator
1971-053A
NORAD catalog number
5283
GCAT identifier
S05283
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.234

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 6, 1971 · 04:55 UTC
Launch record
1971-053Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
250 km
Apogee
258 km
Inclination
51.58°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
June 7, 1971
Last known active
Jun 29, 1971
End of operations
Jun 29, 1971

Size

Mass
2,810 kg
Dry mass
2,810 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,560 kg
Length
7.2 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q648581 (CC0).