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October 12, 1969 at 10:44 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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October 12, 1969 at 10:44 AM UTC

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Mission description

Soyuz 7 was a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 8 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. The mission was to dock with Soyuz 8 and transfer crew. Docking to Soyuz 8 failed so the mission was aborted. The mission was Commanded by Anatoly Filipchenko, Flight Engineer Vladislav Volkov, and Research Engineer Viktor Gorbatko.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

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