What is "igla"

Igla may refer to:

• Igla (spacecraft docking system), orbital spacecraft docking
• 9K38 Igla, portable surface-to-air missile
• Bella Igla (born 1985), Israeli female chess player
• International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Association, the international governing body for gay and lesbian aquatics clubs
• The Needle (1988 film) (Igla), 1989 Soviet film directed by Rashid Nugmanov

The Igla (, "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.