Soyuz 32

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Soyuz 32
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Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz 32
Crew size 2 (at launch)
0 (at landing)
Call sign Proton
Launch date February 25, 1979
11:53:49 UTC
Gagarin's Start
Landing June 13, 1979
16:18:26 UTC
170 km SE of Dzhezkazgan
Mission duration 108d/04:24:37
Number of orbits 2755
Related missions
Previous mission Next mission
Soyuz 31 Soyuz 33

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[edit] Crew

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

Launched:

Landed:

  • Empty - no crew

[edit] Backup crew

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: 6800 kg
  • Perigee: 198.4 km
  • Apogee: 274.3 km
  • Inclination: 51.61°
  • Period: 89.94 minutes

[edit] Mission highlights

7th expedition to Salyut 6. Docked with Salyut 6. Crew returned in Soyuz 34; crew duration 175 days, 36 min.

Its long-duration crew spent 175 days on Salyut 6. Less than 2 months into their stay, Soyuz 33 failed to dock because of a main engine malfunction. Soyuz 32 returned to Earth unmanned with a cargo of experiment results and equipment no longer in use after Soyuz 34 had docked unmanned with Salyut 6 to replace it.