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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soyuz 6 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10998885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soyuz 6 Context triple: [Soyuz program (early phase), notableMission, Soyuz 6]
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A.
Soyuz 19
Soyuz 19 was the Soviet spacecraft that participated in the historic 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, enabling the first international crewed space docking between the USSR and the United States.
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B.
Soyuz 5
Soyuz 5 was a 1969 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for performing the first docking and crew transfer between two spacecraft in orbit as part of the early Soyuz program.
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C.
Soyuz 3
Soyuz 3 was a 1968 Soviet crewed spaceflight that attempted the first docking of two Soyuz spacecraft in orbit, marking an important early milestone in the Soyuz program.
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D.
Soyuz 4
Soyuz 4 was a 1969 Soviet crewed spacecraft mission notable for performing the first successful docking and crew transfer between two manned spacecraft in orbit.
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E.
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a 1967 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for its fatal crash that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov and exposed serious design flaws in the early Soyuz program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soyuz 6 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Soyuz 19
Soyuz 19 was the Soviet spacecraft that participated in the historic 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, enabling the first international crewed space docking between the USSR and the United States.
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B.
Soyuz 5
Soyuz 5 was a 1969 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for performing the first docking and crew transfer between two spacecraft in orbit as part of the early Soyuz program.
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C.
Soyuz 3
Soyuz 3 was a 1968 Soviet crewed spaceflight that attempted the first docking of two Soyuz spacecraft in orbit, marking an important early milestone in the Soyuz program.
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D.
Soyuz 4
Soyuz 4 was a 1969 Soviet crewed spacecraft mission notable for performing the first successful docking and crew transfer between two manned spacecraft in orbit.
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E.
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a 1967 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for its fatal crash that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov and exposed serious design flaws in the early Soyuz program.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soyuz 6 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.