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Soyuz 2

Soviet spacecraft. Soyuz 2 was launched on October 25, 1968 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 28, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-093ANORAD 3511Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-2
Common name
Soyuz 2
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-OK(P) No. 11
International designator
1968-093A
NORAD catalog number
3511
GCAT identifier
S03511
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.199

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
October 25, 1968 · 09:00 UTC
Launch record
1968-093Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
177 km
Apogee
196 km
Inclination
51.67°
Status
Landed
Status date
October 28, 1968
Last known active
Oct 28, 1968
End of operations
Oct 28, 1968

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 Q619816 (CC0).