Soyuz 30
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| Mission statistics | |
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| Mission name: | Soyuz 30 |
| Call sign: | Caucasus |
| Number of crew members: | 2 |
| Launch: | June 27, 1978 15:27:21 UTC Baikonur LC1 |
| Landing: | July 5, 1978 13:30:20 UTC 300 km W of Tselinograd |
| Duration: | 7 days, 22 h, 2 min, 59 s |
| Number of Orbits: | 125 |
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[edit] Crew
- Pyotr Klimuk (3)
- Mirosław Hermaszewski - Poland (1)
[edit] Backup crew
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Perigee: 197.6 km
- Apogee: 261.3 km
- Inclination: 51.66°
- Period: 88.83 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
Mirosław Hermaszewski, the second Intercosmos cosmonaut, flew to Salyut 6 with Pyotr Klimuk. His experiment program stressed life sciences, Earth observations, and study of the aurora borealis.
5th expedition to Salyut-6. Docked with Salyut 6. Hermaszewski was first Polish cosmonaut to orbit. Capsule on display in the Polish Army Museum, Warsaw
| Preceded by Soyuz 29 |
Soyuz programme | Succeeded by Soyuz 31 |
