1974-096A
The third test flight of the 7K-TM carried the EPAS backup crew of Anatoliy Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov. The BO carried a special docking simulator attached to the APAS system, which was used to test out the docking and undocking procedure. It was jettisoned prior to reentry. The spacecraft was designated 11F615A12 No. 73 and named Soyuz-16.
| Soyuz-16 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Dec 2 | 0940:00 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 0942 | Blok BVGD sep | ||
| 0944 | Blok A sep | ||
| 0948 | Blok I MECO | ||
| 0948 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1974 Dec 2 | 1400 | 89.25 184 x 291 x 51.77 | |
| 1815 | 88.32 163 x 221 x 51.87 | ||
| Atmosphere change tests | |||
| 1974 Dec 3 | 0615 | 88.40 182 x 209 x 51.77 | |
| 1330 | 88.97 191 x 257 x 51.74 | ||
| 1630 | 88.98 220 x 228 x 51.78 | ||
| 1974 Dec 4 | Docking tests | ||
| 1974 Dec 6 | Docking simulator jettisoned | ||
| 1974 Dec 7 | 88.85 213 x 222 x 51.77 | ||
| Test burn | |||
| 1045 | 88.57 183 x 215 x 51.75 | ||
| 1974 Dec 8 | 0430 | 88.51 189 x 213 x 51.77 | |
| 0723? | Retrofire | ||
| 0726? | DO CO | ||
| 0735? | Modules sep | ||
| 0741? | Entry | -180? x 211 x 51.8 | |
| 0803:35 | Landed 300 km N of Arkalyk | ||
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