launched fromRussia

Soyuz 23

Name: Soyuz 23
Start: 1976-10-14T17:39:00Z
Location: Baikonur

Success

OCT 14197617:39:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Failed to dock with Salyut 5.

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Failed to dock with Salyut 5.

LIFTOFF

OCT 14 1976

17:39:00 UTC

Success

launched fromPad 1/5Baikonur

aboardSoyuz UintoLEO

Payload

Crew

Ascending

Descending

attempted to dock withSalyut 5

returned to EarthOct 16, 1976

Docking failed due to a docking system failure