Soyuz 6
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Soyuz 6 was a 1969 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for conducting welding experiments in orbit as part of an early phase of the Soyuz program.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soyuz spacecraft mission
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crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitudeKilometers | 223 ⓘ |
| apsis | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign |
Antey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Антей NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Georgy Shonin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Georgy Shonin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valeri Kubasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| crewStatus | all crew returned safely ⓘ |
| flightEngineer | Valeri Kubasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soyuz 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1969-10-16 ⓘ |
| landingRegion | Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kazakh SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCallSign | Russian ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1969-10-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Soyuz rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 4 days 22 hours 42 minutes ⓘ |
| missionDurationDays | 4.95 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct scientific and technical experiments
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conduct welding experiments in orbit ⓘ perform Earth observation and photography ⓘ test space welding technology for construction and repair in space ⓘ |
| missionSequence |
flew simultaneously with Soyuz 7
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flew simultaneously with Soyuz 8 ⓘ |
| missionType |
engineering research mission
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test flight ⓘ |
| notableExperiment |
welding in open space using Vulkan apparatus
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welding of metals in vacuum and weightlessness ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet space agency
NERFINISHED
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Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalInclinationDegrees | 51.7 ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriodMinutes | 88.6 ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | joint mission with Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitudeKilometers | 196 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soyuz 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programPhase | early phase of Soyuz program ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Soyuz 6 spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftDesigner | Sergei Korolev design bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer | OKB-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Soyuz 7K-OK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | Soyuz program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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