Artyukhin

Popovich

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Salyut 3 in Shop Credit - via Dietrich Haeseler

3 July 1974 18:51 GMT. Landing Date: 1974-07-19 12:21:28 PM. Flight Time: 15.73 days. Flight Up: Soyuz 14. Flight Back: Soyuz 14. Call Sign: Berkut (Golden Eagle ). Crew: Artyukhin, Popovich. Backup Crew: Demin, Sarafanov. Support Crew: Rozhdestvensky, Volynov, Zholobov, Zudov. Program: Almaz.

Of note: First military space station mission. On 4 July Soyuz 14 docked with the Salyut 3 space station after 15 revolutions of the earth. The planned experimental program included manned military reconnaissance of the earth's surface, assessing the fundamental value of such observations, and some supplemental medico-biological research. All objectives were successfully completed and the spacecraft was recovered on July 19, 1974 at 12:21 GMT, landing within 2 km of the aim point 140 km SE Dzkezkazgan. After the crew's return research continued in the development of the on-board systems and the principles of remote control of such a station.

• 1974 Jul 3 - Soyuz 14  Crew: Artyukhin, Popovich. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T/A9. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T(A9) s/n 62. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Duration: 15.73 days. Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Apogee: 217 km (134 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.60 min.

  On 4 July Soyuz 14 docked with the Salyut 3 space station after 15 revolutions of the earth. The planned experimental program included manned military reconnaissance of the earth's surface, assessing the fundamental value of such observations, and some supplemental medico-biological research. After the crew's return research continued in the development of the on-board systems and the principles of remote control of such a station.

• 1974 Jul 19 - Landing of Soyuz 14 

  All objectives were successfully completed and the spacecraft was recovered at 12:21 GMT, landing within 2 km of the aim point 140 km SE of Dzkezkazgan.