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Gennady Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; 1 January 1942 – 29 September 2005)[1] was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This mission was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but failed to do so after the docking system malfunctioned.

Gennady Vasiliyevich Sarafanov
Born	1 January 1942 Sinenkie, Saratov Oblast, USSR
Died	September 29, 2005(2005-09-29) (aged 63) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Pilot
Space career
Cosmonaut
Rank	Colonel, Soviet Air Force[1]
Time in space	2 days 0 hours 12 minutes [1]
Selection	Air Force Group 3
Missions	Soyuz 15

Sarafanov was born in Sinenkiye, Saratov Oblast, USSR. He graduated from the Soviet Air Force academy and held the rank of Colonel.[1]

He made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space programme in 1986 and subsequently lectured on technology.[1] He died in Moscow, Russia.

He was awarded:

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
• Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
• Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"

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На других языках

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[de] Gennadi Wassiljewitsch Sarafanow

Gennadi Wassiljewitsch Sarafanow (russisch Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов, wiss. Transliteration Gennadij Vasil'evič Sarafanov; * 1. Januar 1942 in Sinenkije, Oblast Saratow, Russische SFSR; † 29. September 2005) war ein sowjetischer Kosmonaut.

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- [en] Gennady Sarafanov

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[fr] Guennadi Sarafanov

Guennadi Vassilievitch Sarafanov (en russe : Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов) est un cosmonaute soviétique[1], né le 1er janvier 1942 et décédé le 29 septembre 2005.

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[it] Gennadij Vasil'evič Sarafanov

Gennadij Vasil'evič Sarafanov (Sinenkie, 1º gennaio 1942 – Mosca, 29 settembre 2005) è stato un cosmonauta sovietico.

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[ru] Сарафанов, Геннадий Васильевич

Генна́дий Васи́льевич Сарафа́нов (1 января 1942[1], Синенькие, Саратовская область — 29 сентября 2005, Леониха, Московская область) — лётчик-космонавт СССР, кандидат технических наук, полковник (2 сентября 1974), Герой Советского Союза (1974).

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