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Soyuz 5

Spaceship. Soyuz 5 was launched on January 15, 1969 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jan 18, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-005ANORAD 3656Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-5
Common name
Soyuz 5
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-OK(P) No. 13
International designator
1969-005A
NORAD catalog number
3656
GCAT identifier
S03656
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.203

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
January 15, 1969 · 07:04 UTC
Launch record
1969-005Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
205 km
Apogee
227 km
Inclination
51.69°
Status
Landed
Status date
January 18, 1969
Last known active
Jan 18, 1969
End of operations
Jan 18, 1969

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 Q748593 (CC0).