Soyuz 16

Space mission of Soyuz project. Soyuz 16 was launched on December 2, 1974 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 8, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-096ANORAD 7561Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-16
Common name: Soyuz 16
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-TM No. 73-EPSA
International designator: 1974-096A
NORAD catalog number: 7561
GCAT identifier: S07561
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.307

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-TM
Owner: NPO Energiya
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-TM

Launch

Date: December 2, 1974 · 09:40 UTC
Launch record: 1974-096Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 218 km
Apogee: 228 km
Inclination: 51.77°
Status: Landed
Status date: December 8, 1974
Last known active: Dec 8, 1974
End of operations: Dec 8, 1974

Size

Mass: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,800 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 Q847013 (CC0).