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Vehicle
Soyuz
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Height46.3 m
LEO Payload7,020 kg
Launches2456
Successes2288
Mission Brief
Soyuz 14 was the first crewed mission to the Salyut 3 space station. The mission launched on July 3, 1974, 18:51:08 UTC, carrying commander Pavel Popovich and flight engineer Yuri Artykhin to orbit. During their 15-day stay on the station, crew performed experiments involving medical studies and military reconnaissance activities. Soyuz 14 returned to Earth, landing on July 19, 1974, 12:21:36 UTC.
PayloadSoyuz 14
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSoyuz, Salyut
Stages3
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920°N, 63.342°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
