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Soyuz 3
Part of Lunar L1
Soyuz 7K-OK Assembly
Soyuz 7K-OK Assembly
Credit: RKK Energia
Second manned Soyuz flight. Rendezvoused with the unmanned Soyuz 2 but failed to dock, blamed on manual control by cosmonaut who repeatedly overrode automatic systems, and used nearly all of his orientation fuel in his first attempt to dock.

AKA: Argon (Argon). Launched: 1968-10-26. Returned: 1968-10-30. Number crew: 1 . Duration: 3.95 days.

Officially mission was "complex testing of spaceship systems; development, in joint flight with space ship Soyuz 2 of processes of space ship maneuvering and docking in artificial earth satellite orbit; development of elements of celestial navigation; conduct of research under space flight conditions". The failed docking was blamed on manual control of the Soyuz by Beregovoi, who repeatedly put the spacecraft in an orientation that nulled the automatic docking system. Beregovoi used nearly all of his orientation fuel in his first attempt to dock - of 80 kg allocated, only 8 to 10 kg was remaining. Recovered October 30, 1968 7:25 GMT.


Maneuver Summary:
186km X 206km orbit to 173km X 232km orbit. Delta V: 10 m/s
173km X 232km orbit to 205km X 231km orbit. Delta V: 9 m/s
Total Delta V: 31 m/s.


More at: Soyuz 3.

Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Beregovoi. Country: Russia. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-OK. Launch Sites: Baikonur. Agency: MOM.
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