launched by Russia

Soyuz 16

Success
DEC 02197409:40:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

ASTP dress-rehearsal.

First manned use of Soyuz-U 11A511U.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz U into LEO

Spacecraft

Soyuz 7K-TM Soyuz 16

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Anatoly Filipchenko from Russia
  • 02 Nikolay Rukavishnikov from Russia
Descending
  • 01 Anatoly Filipchenko from Russia
  • 02 Nikolay Rukavishnikov from Russia

last updated Oct 25, 2026