Soyuz 22

Designation	09421 / 76093A
Launch date - time	15 Sep 1976 - 09:48:30 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/N°	Soyuz 7K-MF6 s/n 74 (7K-TM ?)
Basic shape	Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m)	7.5 long, 2.2 dia
Mass (kg)	6570? kg
Flight Crew	Bykovsky, Valeri F. (CDR) Aksyonov, Vladimir V. (FE)
Call Sign	Yastreb (Hawk)
Backup crew	Malyshev, Strekalov
Earth orbit on Sep 15.5:
- Perigee / Apogee	185 x 296 km
- Eccentricity	0.008
- Inclination	64.75°
- Period	89.31 min
Deorbit date - time	23 Sep 1976 - 06:55:21 UT
Landing date - time	23 Sep 1976 - 07:40:47 UT
Landing location	51°N, 73°E
Flight Duration (d:h:min)	07d 21h 52m 17s (7.91 days)
Nbr orbits

Backup Crew: Malyshev, Strekalov. Support Crew: Andreyev, Popov.

Launch from Baikonur; landing 150 km northwest of Zelinograd; Earth-observation-mission; using the GDR-built multispectral-camera MKF-6.
Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk ).
Payload: Soyuz ASTP s/n 74 modified with MF6 camera. Mass: 6,510 kg.
Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a Zeiss camera in place of the universal docking apparatus. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes. Recovered September 23, 1976 7:42 GMT. Landed 150 km NW Tselinograd.
Maneuver Summary:
184 km X 296 km orbit to 249 km X 260 km orbit. Delta V: 29 m/s.

Launch cancel Adelaide/Australia

Landing cancel Baikonur

FDC cancel Sterrestad, signed by Bykovsky and Aksyonov

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