Gennadi Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; born January 1 1942 in Sinenkie ) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 mission.

Sarafanov graduated from the Soviet air Force academy and held the rank of Colonel.

He only made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space programme in 1986 and lecturing in technology.