Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Soyuz: Soyuz 15

Soyuz 15 was meant to be the second crewed mission to the Salyut 3 space station. The mission launched on August 26, 1974, 19:58:05 UTC, carrying commander Gennadi Sarafanov and flight engineer Lev Dyomin to orbit. Soyuz-15 failed to dock with the station and had to return to Earth early, landing on August 28, 1974, 20:10:16 UTC.

Monday, 26 August 197419:58 UTC

Soyuz

Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931

Launch VehicleSoyuz

Vehicle FamilySoyuz

Vehicle Record30 of 32 launches (93.8%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)

Success Streak17 consecutive

ProgramSoyuz · Human Spaceflight

Mission TypeHuman Exploration

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad1/5

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#72

Agency Launches This Year#54

Launches From This Pad487

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Launch Site

1/5 · 45.9200°N 63.3420°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.