Soyuz 15
Success
AUG 26197419:58:00 UTCManned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.
Failed to dock with Salyut 3.
LIFTOFF
AUG 26 197419:58:00 UTC
Success
launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur
aboard Soyuz 7K-T/A9 into LEO
Payload
Soyuz 15
Crew
Ascending
- 01 Gennadi Sarafanov from Russia
- 02 Lev Dyomin from Russia
Descending
- 01 Gennadi Sarafanov from Russia
- 02 Lev Dyomin from Russia
Docking
attempted to dock with Salyut 3
returned to Earth Aug 28, 1974
Docking failed — the Igla misread the closing distance and drove the craft past Salyut 3 at high speed; with no fuel for a manual attempt, the crew returned early.