Mission Status

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

Mission Details

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.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 07:58 PM - 07:58 PM

Rocket Configuration

Name Soyuz
Manufacturer Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Height N/A
Diameter N/A
Maiden Flight 1966-11-28
Success Rate 30/32 (94%)