launched fromRussia
Soyuz 4
Success
JAN 14196907:30:00 UTCManned orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Vladimir Shatalov.
First spacecraft to dock with another in space (Soyuz 5), and transfer of crew.
LIFTOFF
JAN 14 196907:30:00 UTC
Success
launched fromPad 31/6Baikonur
aboardSoyuz 7K-OK (A)intoLEO
Payload
Soyuz 4
Crew
Ascending
- 01Vladimir ShatalovfromRussia
Descending
- 01Vladimir ShatalovfromRussia
- 02Aleksei YeliseyevfromRussia
- 03Yevgeny KhrunovfromRussia
Docking
docked atSoyuz 5