Soyuz 22

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 22 was launched on September 15, 1976 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 23, 1976).

COSPAR 1976-093ANORAD 9421Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-22
Common name: Soyuz 22
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-TM No. 74
International designator: 1976-093A
NORAD catalog number: 9421
GCAT identifier: S09421
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.352

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: September 15, 1976 · 09:48 UTC
Launch record: 1976-093Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 246 km
Apogee: 257 km
Inclination: 64.75°
Status: Landed
Status date: September 23, 1976
Last known active: Sep 23, 1976
End of operations: Sep 23, 1976

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 Q285802 (CC0).