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Soyuz 3

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 3 was launched on October 26, 1968 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 30, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-094ANORAD 3516Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-3
Common name
Soyuz 3
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-OK(A) No. 10
International designator
1968-094A
NORAD catalog number
3516
GCAT identifier
S03516
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 26, 1968 · 08:34 UTC
Launch record
1968-094Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
180 km
Apogee
210 km
Inclination
51.67°
Status
Landed
Status date
October 30, 1968
Last known active
Oct 30, 1968
End of operations
Oct 30, 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 Q619811 (CC0).