page_title: Igla (spacecraft docking system)
hierarchical_section_title: Igla (spacecraft docking system)
caption_attribution_description: English: Igla docking system antennas.
context_page_description: The Igla docking system was a Soviet radio telemetry system for automated docking of Soyuz spacecraft. The first prototypes were made in late 1965. On 30 October 1967, the first automated docking of Soyuz unmanned spacecraft took place.
context_section_description: The Igla (Russian: Игла, "Needle") docking system was a Soviet radio telemetry system for automated docking of Soyuz spacecraft. The first prototypes were made in late 1965. On 30 October 1967, the first automated docking of Soyuz unmanned spacecraft took place.
caption: Drawing of Soyuz with the Igla docking navigation system
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