Soyuz 16

Designation	07561 / 74096A
Launch date - time	02 Dec 1974 - 09:40 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/N°	Soyuz 7K-TM s/n 73 (Soyuz ASTP s/n 73-EPSA)
Basic shape	Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m)	7.5 long, 2.2 dia
Mass (kg)	6800 kg
Mission	ASTP test flight
Flight Crew	Filipchenko, Anatoli V. (CDR) Rukavishnikov, Nikolai N. (FE)
Call Sign	Buran (Snowstorm)
Backup crew	Romanenko Y., Ivanchenkov A.
Earth orbit on Dec 2.6:
- Perigee / Apogee	184 x 291 km
- Eccentricity	0.008
- Inclination	51.80°
- Period	89.19 min
Nbr orbits	97
Landing date - time	08 Dec 1974 - 08:03:35 UT
Landing location	51°N, 69°E
Flight Duration (d:u:min)	05d 22d 23m 35s (5.94 days)
EVA Duration

Backup Crew: Andreyev, Dzhanibekov.
Support Crew: Ivanchenkov, Romanenko.

Launch from Baikonur; landing 300 km north of Dzheskasgan.
ASTP Manned Test Flight. Tested ASTP docking system on nose of OM. Check-out of the Soyuz space craft's on-board systems which had been modernized to meet the requirements of the 1975 joint flight in accordance with the programme of the Soviet-United States experiment; conduct of scientific and technical investigations. Landed 30 km NE Arkalyk. Recovered December 8, 1974 8:04 GMT.

Soyuz ASTP in Orbit - Credit: NASA.

The almost forgotten 7K-TM Soyuz 16 with the phantom docking ring (APAS-75) for rehearsals of de-docking.
Maneuver Summary:
184 km X 291 km orbit to 182 km X 209 km orbit. Delta V: 24 m/s
182 km X 209 km orbit to 191 km X 257 km orbit. Delta V: 16 m/s
191 km X 257 km orbit to 219 km X 229 km orbit. Delta V: 16 m/s
219 km X 229 km orbit to 193 km X 215 km orbit. Delta V: 11 m/s
Total Delta V: 67 m/s

Launch cancel Moscou, signed by Filipchenko.

Landing cancel,Moscou, signed by Rukawischnikow.

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