Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 54

Soyuz 19 EPAS

USSR

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  15.07.1975
Launch time:  12:20 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  186 - 220 km
Declination:  51,78°
Landing date:  21.07.1975
Landing time:  10:50 UT
Landing site:  50° 40' N, 67° 1' E
Crew Soyuz 19 EPAS

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Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Leonov  Aleksei Arkhipovich  Commander 2 5d 22h 30m  97 
2 USSR  Kubasov  Valeri Nikolayevich  Flight Engineer 2 5d 22h 30m  97 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Leonov
2  Kubasov
Soyuz 19 spaceship
Landing
1  Leonov
2  Kubasov

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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job
1 USSR  Filipchenko  Anatoli Vasiliyevich  Commander
2 USSR  Rukavishnikov  Nikolai Nikolayevich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz 19 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 87 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Docking with US-Apollo-spacecraft ASTP at 17.07.1975; docking time 52 hours. It was the first docking of two spacecrafts, launched from different nations. The crewmembers rotated between both spacecrafts and perfomed material experiments. After separation second short-time docking with Soyuz 19 as the active part but no more crew transfer. After final separating the crew performed several experiments including solar and earth photography.

The landing was without any problems, only 6 km far from its aim point.

Photos / Drawings

Apollo Soyuz Test Project Crews Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Soyuz 19 on launch pad Soyuz 19 launch

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