Launch time14 Jan 196907:30 UTC
success
Orbit: LEO
Manned orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Vladimir Shatalov.
First spacecraft to dock with another in space (Soyuz 5), and transfer of crew.
Rocket Soyuz7K-OK (A)
launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 31/6Kazakhstan
Payloads
| Name | Purpose | Mass | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz 4 | - | - | - |
Docking to Soyuz 5
- Docked
As planned
Spacecraft landing
- Date
17 Jan 1969
Crew at start
- Vladimir Shatalov Russia
Crew at landing
- Vladimir Shatalov Russia
- Aleksei Yeliseyev Russia
- Yevgeny Khrunov Russia