Soyuz 23

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 23 was launched on October 14, 1976 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 16, 1976).

COSPAR 1976-100ANORAD 9477Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-23
Common name: Soyuz 23
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-T(A9) No. 65
International designator: 1976-100A
NORAD catalog number: 9477
GCAT identifier: S09477
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.352

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Defense
Program: 7K-TA
Owner: NPO Energiya
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-T A9

Launch

Date: October 14, 1976 · 17:39 UTC
Launch record: 1976-100Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 229 km
Apogee: 270 km
Inclination: 51.59°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 16, 1976
Last known active: Oct 16, 1976
End of operations: Oct 16, 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: 7.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q509384 (CC0).