Soyuz 3
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| Mission name | Soyuz 3 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 6575 kg | ||||
| Crew size | 1 | ||||
| Call sign | Аргон (Argon - "Argon") |
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| Launch date | October 26, 1968 08:34:18 UTC Gagarin's Start |
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| Landing | October 30, 1968 07:25:03 UTC |
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| Mission duration | 3d/22:50:45 | ||||
| Number of orbits | 64 | ||||
| Apogee | 205 km | ||||
| Perigee | 183 km | ||||
| Orbital period | 88.3 min | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.7° | ||||
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Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. That ill-fated flight had been intended to rendezvous and dock with Soyuz 2; now Soyuz 3 with cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi would attempt this goal.
Ground controllers were able to bring the two spacecraft within 200 m of one another before Beregovoi took control of the Soyuz to complete the maneuver. Unfortunately, while he was able to close the gap to only one metre, three successive attempts to dock failed. Eventually, almost all of the maneuvering fuel was expended and the objective had to be abandoned. The failure was blamed on Beregovoi's piloting.
The plane crash that killed Yuri Gagarin occurred during Beregovoi's training for this mission.
[edit] Crew
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.
- Georgi Beregovoi (1)
[edit] Backup crew
[edit] Reserve crew
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