Soviet Space Program
Soyuz 1
Soyuz
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, April 23, 1967 · 00:35 UTC
Mission
/01Soyuz 1 was the first crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, it carried the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov to orbit. The mission goal was to rendezvous with Soyuz 2 and move crew members between the spacecrafts, the goal was not met due to Soyuz 2 launch being called off due to thunderstorms. Vladimir Komarov was killed when the parachutes of his Soyuz capsule failed during descent to earth becoming the first in-flight fatality of spaceflight.
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
88
Pad Launches
175
Location Launches
235
Agency Launches
41
Orbital This Year