Cosmonauts:
    Anatoli V. Filipchenko [1], Commander
    Vladislav N. Volkov [1], Flight Engineer
    Viktor V. Gorbatko [1], Research Engineer
Backup:
    Vladimir A. Shatalov
    Poytr Kolodin
    Aleksei S. Yeliseyev
Launch:
    Date: 12 October 1969
    Time: 10:45 UTC
Landing:
    Date: 17 October 1969
    Time: 09:25 UTC
Duration: 4 days, 22 hours, 40 minutes
Call Sign: Buran (Snowstorm)

Soyuz 7 was to dock with Soyuz 8 using a new docking system. The docking system failed and only approach maneuvers were performed. Soyuz 6 was an observer.

At one point, three spacecraft were in orbit with a total 7 cosmonauts.