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Soyuz 10

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Soyuz 10 launched on 22 April 1971, 23:54:06 UTC. It carried commander Vladimir Shatalov, flight engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev and test engineer Nikolai Rukavishnikov into orbit. Flight was intended to become the world's first mission to the world's first space station, Salyut-1. Docking was not successful, and crew didn't enter the station. Crew returned to Earth, landing on 24 April 1971, 23:40 UTC.

Overview

Date / time
April 22, 1971 at 11:54 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Soyuz 10
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Soyuz →
Launch provider
Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1

SOYUZ 10
LEO