Aksyonov

Bykovsky

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15 September 1976 09:48 GMT. Landing Date: 1976-09-23 07:40:17 PM. Flight Time: 7.91 days. Flight Up: Soyuz 22. Flight Back: Soyuz 22. Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk ). Crew: Aksyonov, Bykovsky. Backup Crew: Malyshev, Strekalov. Support Crew: Andreyev, Popov. Program: ASTP. Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. 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

• 1976 Sep 15 - Soyuz 22  Crew: Aksyonov, Bykovsky. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-MF6. Payload: Soyuz ASTP s/n 74 modified with MF6 camera. Mass: 6,510 kg (14,350 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Duration: 7.91 days. Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Apogee: 296 km (183 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 89.30 min.

  Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes.

• 1976 Sep 23 - Landing of Soyuz 22 

  Soyuz 22 landed at 7:42 GMT, 150 km NW of Tselinograd.