Soyuz 30
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Soyuz 30 | |||||
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Mission name | Soyuz 30 | ||||
Crew size | 2 | ||||
Call sign | Caucasus | ||||
Launch date | June 27, 1978 15:27:21 UTC Gagarin's Start |
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Landing | July 5, 1978 13:30:20 UTC 300 km W of Tselinograd |
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Mission duration | 7d/22:02:59 | ||||
Number of orbits | 125 | ||||
Crew photo 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.
- Pyotr Klimuk (3) - Commander
- Mirosław Hermaszewski (Poland) (1) - Research Cosmonaut
[edit] Backup crew
- Valery Kubasov - Commander
- Zenon Jankowski (Poland) - Research Cosmonaut
[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
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