Soyuz 38
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COSPAR ID | 1980-075A |
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SATCAT no. | 11977 |
Mission duration | 7 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes, 24 seconds |
Orbits completed | 124 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-T |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 6,800 kilograms (15,000 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 2 |
Members | Yuri Romanenko Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez |
Callsign | Taimyr |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 18, 1980, 19:11:03 | UTC
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | September 26, 1980, 15:54:27 | UTC
Landing site | 175 km SE of Dzhezkazgan |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 199.7 kilometres (124.1 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 273.5 kilometres (169.9 mi) |
Inclination | 51.63 degrees |
Period | 88.194 minutes |
Docking with Salyut 6 | |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Soyuz 38 was a human spaceflight mission conducted by the Soviet Union during September, 1980.[1] The Soyuz spacecraft brought two visiting crew members to the Salyut 6 space station, one of whom was an Intercosmos cosmonaut from Cuba.
Crew[]
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | Yuri Romanenko Second spaceflight Soviet Union | |
Research Cosmonaut | Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez Only spaceflight Cuba |
Backup crew[]
Position | Crew | |
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Commander | Yevgeni Khrunov Soviet Union | |
Research Cosmonaut | Cuba |
Mission parameters[]
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Perigee: 199.7 km
- Apogee: 273.5 km
- Inclination: 51.63°
- Period: 88.194 minutes
Mission highlights[]
12th expedition to Salyut 6. 7th international crew. Carried Intercosmos cosmonaut from Cuba. The Soyuz 38 docking occurred in darkness. As the spacecraft approached Salyut 6, the crew on the space station could see only its “headlights.” Ryumin filmed ignition and operation of the transport's main engine. Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez of Cuba and Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko docked without incident.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-38.htm
External links[]
Categories:
- Interkosmos program
- Crewed Soyuz missions
- Spacecraft launched in 1980
- Spacecraft which reentered in 1980
- Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
- 1980 in Cuba
- 1980 in the Soviet Union
- Cuba–Soviet Union relations
- Soviet Union spacecraft stubs