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This article is about the 1968 mission. For the mission identified by NASA as ISS Soyuz 3, see
Soyuz TM-33.
| Soyuz 3 |
Mission insignia
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| Mission statistics |
| Mission name |
Soyuz 3 |
| Spacecraft mass |
6,575 kg (14,500 lb) |
| Crew size |
1 |
| Call sign |
Аргон
(Argon - "Argon") |
| Launch pad |
Baikonur Site 31/6[1] |
| Launch date |
October 26 1968 08:34:18 (1968-10-26T08:34:18) UTC |
| Landing |
October 30 1968 07:25:03 (1968-10-30T07:25:04) UTC |
| Mission duration |
3d/22:50:45 |
| Number of orbits |
64 |
| Apogee |
205 km (127 mi) |
| Perigee |
183 km (114 mi) |
| Orbital period |
88.3 min |
| Orbital inclination |
51.7° |
| Crew photo |
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| Georgi Beregovoi |
| Related missions |
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Soyuz 3 (Russian: Союз 3, Union 3) was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft after the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. The ill-fated Soyuz 1 flight had been intended to rendezvous and dock with Soyuz 2. Soyuz 3, with cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi aboard, became the second attempt to complete the mission.
Ground controllers were able to bring the two spacecraft within 200 m (656 ft) of one another before Beregovoi took control of the Soyuz to complete the maneuver. Unfortunately, while he was able to close the gap to only one metre, three successive attempts to dock failed. Eventually, almost all of the maneuvering fuel was expended and the objective had to be abandoned. The failure was blamed on Beregovoi's piloting.
The plane crash that killed Yuri Gagarin occurred during Beregovoi's training for this mission.
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[edit] Mission Parameters
- Mass: 6,575 kg (14,500 lb)
- Perigee: 183 km (114 mi)
- Apogee: 205 km (127 mi)
- Inclination: 51.7°
- Period: 88.3 min
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