Soyuz 34
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| Mission statistics | |
|---|---|
| Mission name: | Soyuz 34 |
| Call sign: | ? |
| Number of crew members: | 2 |
| Launch: | June 6, 1979 18:12:41 UTC Baikonur LC31 |
| Landing: | August 19, 1979 12:29:26 UTC 170 km SE of Dzhezkazgan |
| Duration: | 73 days, 18 h, 16 min, 45 s |
| Number of Orbits: | ~1,200 |
[edit] Crew
Launched:
- empty - no crew
Landed:
- Vladimir Lyakhov (1)
- Valery Ryumin (2)
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: ? kg
- Perigee: 199 km
- Apogee: 271.5 km
- Inclination: 51.62°
- Period: 88.91 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
Launched unmanned to Salyut 6, landed with long term crew.
Launched unmanned to replace Soyuz 32 following the Soyuz 33 failure. Soyuz 34 included main engine modifications made to prevent a recurrence of the Soyuz 33 failure.
| Preceded by Soyuz 33 |
Soyuz programme | Succeeded by Soyuz 35 |
