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Soyuz 22

 
 
 

They cannot scare me with their empty spaces between stars --

   ---Robert Frost�

 

Date: 15 September 1976 09:48 GMT. . Landing Date: 23 September 1976. Flight Time: 7.91 days. Flight Up: Soyuz 22. Flight Back: Soyuz 22. Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk ). Backup Crew: Malyshev, Strekalov, Support Crew: Andreyev, Popov, Program: ASTP.

Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes. Recovered September 23, 1976 7:42 GMT. Landed 150 km NW Tselinograd. Narrative: Maneuver Summary:
184 km X 296 km orbit to 249 km X 260 km orbit. Delta V: 29 m/s.

Soyuz 22 Chronology
  • 1976 Sep 15 - Soyuz 22 Flight Crew: Aksyonov, Bykovsky, Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-MF6. Payload: Soyuz ASTP s/n 74 modified with MF6 camera. Mass: 6,510 kg. Nation: USSR. Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Duration: 7.91 days. Perigee: 185 km. Apogee: 296 km. Inclination: 64.8 deg. Period: 89.3 min.

    Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes.

  • 1976 Sep 23 - Landing of Soyuz 22 Return Crew: Aksyonov, Bykovsky, Nation: USSR.

    Soyuz 22 landed at 7:42 GMT, 150 km NW of Tselinograd.