Back Лётчык-касманаўт СССР Byelorussian Pilot Cosmonauta de la Unió Soviètica Catalan ССРС лётчик-космонавт CE СССР вĕçевçĕ-космонавчĕ CV Fliegerkosmonaut der Sowjetunion German Πιλότος-κοσμοναύτης της ΕΣΣΔ Greek Anexo:Pilotos-cosmonautas de la URSS Spanish NSV Liidu kosmoselendur Estonian خلبان فضانورد اتحاد جماهیر شوروی Persian Pilote-cosmonaute de l'Union soviétique French
| Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR | |
|---|---|
 Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (obverse) | |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Awarded for | Space flight |
| Presented by |  Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Soviet citizens |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | 16 April 1961 |
| Total | 72 |
| Related | Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation |
The honorary title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (Russian: Летчик-космонавт СССР) was a state award of the Soviet Union presented to all cosmonauts who flew for the Soviet Space Agency. Usually accompanying the distinction was the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest title that could be awarded to a Soviet citizen for performing heroic deeds while in service of the state.
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