Lake Tengiz
Large saline lake in central Kazakhstan remembered in spaceflight history as the emergency water landing and recovery site for Soyuz 23 on October 16, 1976. The crew survived a night recovery after the capsule came down on the frozen lake following a failed Salyut 5 docking attempt.
Identity
- Name
- Lake Tengiz
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- lake-tengiz
- Type
- heritage_site
Details
- Description
- Large saline lake in central Kazakhstan remembered in spaceflight history as the emergency water landing and recovery site for Soyuz 23 on October 16, 1976. The crew survived a night recovery after the capsule came down on the frozen lake following a failed Salyut 5 docking attempt.
- Latitude
- 50.55
- Location
- Tengiz-Korgalzhyn lake system, Aqmola Region, Kazakhstan
- Longitude
- 68.95
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- government
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- Creation Time
- 7/7/2026, 12:14:21 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/7/2026, 12:14:21 PM