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Personal: Male, Married, Two children. Born in Sinen'kie, Saratov, Russia. Complications from an operation Soviet Air Force Graduated from Balashov Military Pilot School, 1964. Graduated from Gagarin Military Air Force Academy, Monino,1978. Soviet Air Force. Soviet Air Force. Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: Air Force Group 3 - 1965. Deceased Entered space service: 23 October 1965. Left space service: 7 July 1986. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 2.01 days. Cosmonaut training November 1965 - December 1967. Withdrawn from cosmonaut team for medical reasons. Call sign: Duna (Danube). Senior Instructor, PO Automation, Science and Technology, Moscow. Philately
Sarafanov Spaceflight Log
Sarafanov Chronology 23 October 1965 - Cosmonaut selection. Although Kamanin desired 40 new cosmonaut-trainees, in the end only 17 were selected. They were:
28 October 1965 - Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 3 selected.. 1973 August - Soyuz (Almaz) 13 (cancelled). Planned second crew to the first Almaz space station. Cancelled after the loss of control of Almaz OPS 1 (Salyut 2) in orbit. 3 July 1974 - Soyuz 14. On 4 July Soyuz 14 docked with the Salyut 3 space station after 15 revolutions of the earth. The planned experimental program included manned military reconnaissance of the earth's surface, assessing the fundamental value of such observations, and some supplemental medico-biological research. After the crew's return research continued in the development of the on-board systems and the principles of remote control of such a station. 26 August 1974 - Soyuz 15. Soyuz 15 was to conduct the second phase of manned operations aboard the Salyut 3 military space station, but the Igla rendezvous system failed and no docking was made. The two day flight could only be characterised as '... research in manoeuvring and docking with the OPS in various modes, and development of methods for evacuation and landing from space complex in new conditions....' As Chelomei had complained, Soyuz had no reserves or backup systems for repeated manual docking attempts and had to be recovered after a two-day flight. The state commission found that the Igla docking system of the Soyuz needed serious modification. This could not be completed before Salyut 3 decayed. Therefore the planned Soyuz 16 spacecraft became excess to the program (it was later flown as Soyuz 20 to a civilian Salyut station, even though over its two year rated storage life). Officially: Conduct of joint experiments with the Salyut-3 orbital scientific station. 28 August 1974 - Landing of Soyuz 15. Soyuz 15 landed at 20:10 GMT. 1981 Middle of - TKS-2 (cancelled). Second TKS flight that would have docked with the cancelled Almaz OPS 4 military space station. The spacecraft was instead flown unmanned to Salyut 7 as Cosmos 1443. 1981 Late - TKS-3 (cancelled). Third TKS flight that would have docked with the cancelled Almaz OPS 4 military space station. The spacecraft was instead flown unmanned to Salyut 7 as Cosmos 1686. During 1983 - Salyut 7/TKS-3 (cancelled). Planned second manned flight of TKS ferry to the Salyut 7 space station. The crews were assigned in September/October 1979. But in December 1981 Ustinov killed Chelomei's plans for manned TKS flights. The TKS training group was dissolved and TKS-3 flew unmanned to Salyut 7 as Cosmos 1686. Bibliography:
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