- Soyuz 14
Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Soyuz 14
sign = Беркут (Berkut - "Golden Eagle")
crew_members = 2
launch =July 3 ,1974
18:51:08 UTCGagarin's Start
landing =July 19 ,1974
12:21:36 UTC
140km SE ofDzhezkazgan
duration = 15d/17:30:28
orbits = 255
next =Soyuz 15
previous =Soyuz 13 |Crew
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.
*Pavel Popovich (2) - Commander
*Yuri Artyukhin (1) - Flight EngineerBackup crew
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Gennadi Sarafanov - Commander
*Lev Dyomin - Flight EngineerReserve crew
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Boris Volynov - Commander
*Vitali Zholobov - Flight EngineerMission parameters
*Mass: 6,800 kg
*Perigee: 195 km
*Apogee: 217 km
*Inclination: 51.6°
*Period: 88.6 minMission highlights
Soyuz 14 carried cosmonauts
Yuri Artyukhin andPavel Popovich to theSalyut 3 space station . The mission was part of theSoviet Union 'sAlmaz programme to evaluate military applications of human spaceflight. At the time, however, the military nature of this mission and the station itself were not acknowledged by Soviet authorities.The crew tested the suitability of Salyut 3 as a manned military reconnaissancesatellite. They also tested Almaz station systems, such as the solararrays. The cosmonauts exercised for 2 hours each day to counter the effectsof weightlessness. Because of this, they were able to climb from their SoyuzFerry descent module without assistance at the end of their flight.
During their two-week stay on the station, the cosmonauts undertook militaryreconnaissance tasks and various biomedical experiments. All mission objectives were reportedly met.
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