1971 · Soviet Space Program
Soyuz 10
successSoyuz | Soyuz 10
Soyuz 10 launched on 22 April 1971, 23:54:06 UTC. It carried commander Vladimir Shatalov, flight engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev and test engineer Nikolai Rukavishnikov into orbit. Flight was intended to become the world's first mission to the world's first space station, Salyut-1. Docking was not successful, and crew didn't enter the station. Crew returned to Earth, landing on 24 April 1971, 23:40 UTC.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 22, 1971 at 11:54 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Soyuz 10
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit