Soviet Space Program
Soyuz 15
Soyuz
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, August 26, 1974 · 19:58 UTC
Mission
/01Soyuz 15 was meant to be the second crewed mission to the Salyut 3 space station. The mission launched on August 26, 1974, 19:58:05 UTC, carrying commander Gennadi Sarafanov and flight engineer Lev Dyomin to orbit. Soyuz-15 failed to dock with the station and had to return to Earth early, landing on August 28, 1974, 20:10:16 UTC.
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz
Launch Pad
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920° N, 63.342° E
144
Pad Launches
407
Location Launches
855
Agency Launches
72
Orbital This Year