Soyuz 16

USSR

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	02.12.1974
Launch time:	09:40 UT
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	191,7 - 314,8 km
Inclination:	51,79°
Landing date:	08.12.1974
Landing time:	08:04 UT
Landing site:	30 km SW of Arkalyk

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.	Surname	Given name	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Filipchenko	Anatoli Vasiliyevich	Commander	2	5d 22h 23m	97
2	Rukavishnikov	Nikolai Nikolayevich	Flight Engineer	2	5d 22h 23m	97

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Filipchenko
2	Rukavishnikov

Landing
1	Filipchenko
2	Rukavishnikov

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1. Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given name	Job
1	Dzhanibekov	Vladimir Aleksandrovich	Commander
2	Andreyev	Boris Dmitriyevich	Flight Engineer

2. Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given name	Job
1	Romanenko	Yuri Viktorovich	Commander
2	Ivanchenkov	Aleksandr Sergeyevich	Flight Engineer

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 300 km north of Dzheskasgan / 30 km southwest of Arkalyk; full dress rehearsal for ASTP; all main results of this mission as life support, docking, ground control systems and antenna deployment were excellent.

All main results of this mission as life support, docking, ground control systems and antenna deployment were excellent. The new developed docking module was successful tested during orbit 32 and 38.

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