Soyuz 30

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Soyuz 30
Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz 30
Crew size 2
Call sign Caucasus
Launch date June 27, 1978
15:27:21 UTC
Gagarin's Start
Landing July 5, 1978
13:30:20 UTC
300 km W of Tselinograd
Mission duration 7d/22:02:59
Number of orbits 125
Crew photo
L-R: Klimuk, Hermaszewski
L-R: Klimuk, Hermaszewski
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[edit] Crew

Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.

[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

Soyuz 30 landing capsule in Warsaw
Soyuz 30 landing capsule in Warsaw

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