Soyuz 2

This article is about a 1968 test flight. For the carrier rocket, see Soyuz-2. For the mission identified by NASA as ISS Soyuz 2, see Soyuz TM-32.
Not to be confused with Soyuz T-2, Soyuz TM-2, Soyuz TMA-2, Soyuz TMA-02M, or Soyuz MS-02.

Soyuz 2
Mission typeTest flight
OperatorExperimental Design Bureau (OKB-1)
COSPAR ID1968-093A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.03511
Mission duration3 days
Orbits completed48
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz 7K-OK No.11
Spacecraft typeSoyuz 7K-OK (passive)
ManufacturerExperimental Design Bureau (OKB-1)
Launch mass6,520 kg (14,370 lb) [1]
Landing mass2,800 kg (6,200 lb)
Dimensions7.13 m (23.4 ft) long
2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) wide
Start of mission
Launch date25 October 1968, 09:00 GMT
RocketSoyuz
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5[2]
ContractorExperimental Design Bureau
(OKB-1)
End of mission
Landing date28 October 1968, 07:51 GMT
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude196.0 km (121.8 mi)
Apogee altitude200.0 km (124.3 mi)
Inclination51.70°
Period88.50 minutes
← Soyuz 1
Soyuz 3 →

Soyuz 2 (Russian: Союз 2, Union 2) was an uncrewed spacecraft (capsule number 7K-OK-P No. 11)[4] in the Soyuz family, intended to be the target of a docking maneuver by the crewed Soyuz 3 spacecraft. It was intended to be the first docking of a crewed spacecraft in the Soviet space program. Although the two craft approached closely, the docking did not take place and the first successful Soviet docking of crewed spacecraft took place in the joint Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 mission. It served for the radio search and as a target vehicle for docking by the crewed Soyuz 3. Soyuz 2 soft-landed in a predetermined area of the Soviet Union,[1] near the village of Maiburnak, southwest of the city of Karaganda.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Display: Soyuz 2 1968-093A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trajectory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Soyuz-2 completes its mission www.russianspaceweb.com, accessed 27 December 2922