Cosmonauts:
    Valeri F. Bykovsky [2], Commander
    Vladimir V. Aksyonov [1], Flight Engineer
Backup:
    Yuri V. Malyshev
    Gennadi M. Strekalov
Launch:
    Date: 15 September 1976
    Time: 09:48 UTC
Landing:
    Date: 23 September 1976
    Time: 07:40 UTC
Duration: 7 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes
Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk)

This was an Earth observation flight. The Soyuz 22 capsule had served as the backup to Soyuz 19 during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.