# Soyuz 7

> crewed flight of the Soyuz programme

**Wikidata**: [Q753539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753539)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_7)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/soyuz-7-q753539

## Summary

Soyuz 7 is a Soyuz 7K-OK [1] spacecraft.It has a specific type designation [1].The type of Soyuz 7 is notable [1].Soyuz 7 is identified by its type [1].

## Summary
Soyuz 7 was a crewed Soviet Soyuz programme flight that launched from Baikonur (Gagarin's Start) on 1969-10-12 and landed in Kazakhstan on 1969-10-17. The mission used a Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft launched by a Soyuz rocket, carried a three‑person crew, and completed 80 orbits of low Earth orbit.

## Key Facts
- Mission name: Soyuz 7 (also written Soyuz-7; Chinese alias 联盟7号).
- Type: Crewed human spaceflight; spacecraft class: Soyuz 7K-OK.
- Launch date and site: 1969-10-12, Baikonur Cosmodrome (Gagarin's Start).
- Landing date and site: 1969-10-17, Kazakhstan.
- Duration: 427,223 seconds (mission elapsed time recorded).
- Orbits completed: 80.
- Crew: Anatoly Filipchenko (spacecraft commander), Vladislav Volkov (Flight Engineer 1), Viktor Gorbatko (Research Cosmonaut).
- Backup crew: Vladimir Shatalov (commander), Aleksei Yeliseyev (Flight Engineer 1), Pyotr Kolodin (Research Cosmonaut).
- Call sign: Буран (Buran).
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz rocket; manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
- Orbital parameters: periapsis 210 km, apoapsis 223 km, inclination 51.68°, orbital period 88.8 minutes.
- Mass at takeoff: 6,570 kilograms.
- COSPAR ID: 1969-086A.
- Satellite class/orbit: low Earth orbit.
- Followed by: Soyuz 8; preceded by: Soyuz 6.

## FAQs
### Q: What was Soyuz 7?
A: Soyuz 7 was a crewed flight of the Soviet Soyuz programme flown with a Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft in October 1969. It was a low Earth orbit mission that carried three cosmonauts and completed 80 orbits.

### Q: When did Soyuz 7 fly and how long did it last?
A: Soyuz 7 launched on 1969-10-12 from Baikonur (Gagarin's Start) and landed on 1969-10-17 in Kazakhstan. The mission duration is recorded as 427,223 seconds and it completed 80 orbits.

### Q: Who flew on Soyuz 7 and what was the call sign?
A: The primary crew was Anatoly Filipchenko (spacecraft commander), Vladislav Volkov (Flight Engineer 1), and Viktor Gorbatko (Research Cosmonaut). The mission call sign was "Буран" (Buran).

## Why It Matters
Soyuz 7 was one component of the Soviet Union's broader Soyuz programme during a period of intensive crewed flight operations. As a flight of the first-generation Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft, it helped maintain and develop operational experience with three‑person crews, Soyuz launch and recovery procedures, and low Earth orbital operations. The mission contributed to the continuity of Soviet human spaceflight capability by validating vehicle systems, crew performance, and mission support across launch, sustained orbit (with a near-circular low Earth orbit of roughly 210–223 km), and landing recovery in Kazakhstan. These routine yet technically demanding missions built operational knowledge that informed subsequent Soyuz flights and incremental improvements to spacecraft, ground systems, and crew training. For historians and engineers, Soyuz 7 represents a specific, well-documented instance of Cold War-era crewed space operations and the maturing Soyuz design lineage.

## Notable For
- Operating a three‑person crew aboard the first-generation Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft.  
- Launch from Baikonur's Gagarin's Start on 1969-10-12 and landing in Kazakhstan on 1969-10-17.  
- Mission call sign "Буран (Buran)".  
- Completing 80 orbits of low Earth orbit with a periapsis of 210 km and apoapsis of 223 km.  
- Representative mission mass at takeoff of 6,570 kg and an orbital period of 88.8 minutes.

## Body

### Mission overview
- Soyuz 7 was a crewed mission in the Soviet Soyuz programme.  
- Instance/type: Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft; human spaceflight mission.  
- Operator: Soviet space program.  
- Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.

### Launch and landing
- Launch date and time reference: 1969-10-12 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Gagarin's Start.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz rocket.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Gagarin's Start on 1969-10-12.  
- Landing date and location: 1969-10-17, Kazakhstan.  
- Significant event recorded: landing in Kazakhstan on 1969-10-17.

### Spacecraft and mass
- Spacecraft class: Soyuz 7K-OK (first generation of Soyuz spacecraft).  
- Mass at takeoff: 6,570 kg.

### Crew and roles
- Primary crew:
  - Anatoly Filipchenko — spacecraft commander.  
  - Vladislav Volkov — Flight Engineer 1.  
  - Viktor Gorbatko — Research Cosmonaut.  
- Backup/reserve crew:
  - Vladimir Shatalov — spacecraft commander (reserve).  
  - Aleksei Yeliseyev — Flight Engineer 1 (reserve).  
  - Pyotr Kolodin — Research Cosmonaut (reserve).  
- Mission call sign: Буран (Buran).

### Orbit and flight profile
- Orbit type: low Earth orbit (satellite_of: low Earth orbit).  
- Periapsis: 210 km (Earth).  
- Apoapsis: 223 km (Earth).  
- Orbital inclination: 51.68°.  
- Orbital period: 88.8 minutes.  
- Orbits completed: 80.  
- Mission duration (elapsed): 427,223 seconds.

### Identifiers and references
- COSPAR ID: 1969-086A.  
- Freebase ID: /m/01c1tw.  
- BabelNet ID: 01243385n.  
- Wikipedia title: Soyuz 7.  
- Sitelenk count (cross-language links): 27.

### Related missions
- Preceded by: Soyuz 6.  
- Followed by: Soyuz 8.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [Source](http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-7.htm)
4. BabelNet