Soyuz 37
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Soyuz 37 | |||||
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Mission name | Soyuz 37 | ||||
Crew size | 2 | ||||
Call sign | Terek | ||||
Launch date | July 23, 1980 18:33:03 UTC Gagarin's Start |
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Landing | October 11, 1980 09:49:57 UTC 180 km SE of Dzhezkazgan |
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Mission duration | 79d/15:16:54 | ||||
Number of orbits | 124 | ||||
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[edit] Crew
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.
Launched:
- Viktor Gorbatko (3) - Commander
- Pham Tuân (Vietnam) (1) - Research Cosmonaut
Landed:
- Leonid Popov (1) - Commander
- Valery Ryumin (3) - Flight Engineer
[edit] Backup crew
- Valery Bykovsky - Commander
- Bui Thanh Liem (Vietnam) - Research Cosmonaut
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Perigee: 197.8 km
- Apogee: 293.1 km
- Inclination: 51.61°
- Period: 89.12 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
11th expedition to Salyut 6. 6th international crew. Viktor Gorbatko and Pham Tuan of Vietnam arrived aboard Salyut 6 in Soyuz 37, and returned to Earth in Soyuz 36. Tuan’s 30 experiments involved observing Vietnam from space, life sciences (including tests of growth of Vietnamese azolla water ferns, with application to future closed-loop life support systems), and materials processing.Carried Intercosmos cosmonaut from Vietnam. Intercosmos mission to Salyut 6. Returned the Dnieper long-duration crew launched in Soyuz 35 to Earth.
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