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Soyuz 9

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 9 was launched on June 1, 1970 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 19, 1970).

COSPAR 1970-041ANORAD 4407Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-9
Common name
Soyuz 9
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-OK No. 17
International designator
1970-041A
NORAD catalog number
4407
GCAT identifier
S04407
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.222

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
June 1, 1970 · 19:00 UTC
Launch record
1970-041Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
236 km
Apogee
250 km
Inclination
51.67°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 19, 1970
Last known active
Jun 19, 1970
End of operations
Jun 19, 1970

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 Q753546 (CC0).