Igla (spacecraft docking system)

Drawing of Soyuz with the Igla docking navigation system

The Igla (Russian: Игла, "Needle") docking system was a Soviet radio telemetry system for automated docking of Soyuz spacecraft.[1] The first prototypes were made in late 1965. On 30 October 1967, the first automated docking of Soyuz uncrewed spacecraft took place.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sven Grahn. "The IGLA radio system for rendez-vous and docking".
  2. ^ "History". Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Soyuz and Progress Spacecraft, Historic Spacecraft