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Anatoly Filipchenko
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Soviet cosmonaut (1928–2022)
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Anatoly Filipchenko was a Soviet and Russian aircraft pilot, astronaut, and writer. Born in Davydovka in 1928, he served as a major general and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He flew as a crew member on Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16, spending 15663 units of time in space.
Filipchenko received several honors, including the title Hero of the Soviet Union, the USSR State Prize, the Order of Lenin, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection and was described by the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. He died in Zvyozdny gorodok, Moscow Oblast, in 2022.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-02-26 ) 26 February 1928, Davydovka , Voronezh Governorate , Russian SFSR , USSR
- Died
- 7 August 2022 (2022-08-07) (aged 94)
- Occupation
- Pilot
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
- Rank
- Major General , Soviet Air Force
- Time in space
- 10d 21h 03m
- Selection
- Air Force Group 2
- Missions
- Soyuz 7 Soyuz 16
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anatoly
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Davydovka
- Place of death
- Moscow Oblast
- Occupation
- writer
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Image
- 1975 CPA 4445.jpg
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- Commons category
- Anatoly Filipchenko
- date of birth
- 1928-02-26
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- time in space
- 15663
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- date of death
- 2022-08-07
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz 16
- P450
- Soyuz 16
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Encyclopedic overview
Major General Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (26 February 1928 – 7 August 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.
He was born in Davydovka, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR. After leaving the space programme in 1982, Filipchenko became the deputy director of the OKB in Kharkiv. He died on 7 August 2022, at the age of 94. He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 11 August 2022.
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