Soyuz 26
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This article is about the Soyuz 26 spacecraft. For the crew launched in Soyuz 26, see Salyut 6 EO-1.
| Mission duration | 37 days, 10 hours, 6 minutes, 18 seconds | ||||
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| Orbits completed | 1,522 | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-T | ||||
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia | ||||
| Launch mass | 6,800 kilograms (15,000 lb) | ||||
| Crew | |||||
| Crew size | 2 | ||||
| Launching |
Yuri Romanenko Georgi Grechko | ||||
| Landing |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov Oleg Makarov | ||||
| Callsign | Таймыр (Taymyr - "Taymyr Peninsula" | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | 10 December 1977, 01:18:40 UTC | ||||
| Rocket | Soyuz-U | ||||
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5[1] | ||||
| End of mission | |||||
| Landing date | Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). UTC | ||||
| Landing site | 265 kilometres (165 mi) W of Tselinograd | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Perigee | 193 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||
| Apogee | 246 kilometres (153 mi) | ||||
| Inclination | 51.65 degrees | ||||
| Period | 88.67 minutes | ||||
| Docking with Salyut 6 | |||||
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Soyuz 26 (Russian: Союз 26, Union 26) was Soviet manned mission, used to launch the crew of Salyut 6 EO-1, the first long duration crew on the space station Salyut 6.[2]
The Soyuz spacecraft was launched on December 10, 1977, and docked with the space station the next day. Soyuz 27 arrived at the station in January 1978, and its two person crew transferred into the Soyuz 26 spacecraft to undock and land a few days later.
Crew
| Position | Launching Cosmonaut | Landing Cosmonaut |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Yuri Romanenko EO-1 First spaceflight |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov EP-1 First spaceflight |
| Flight Engineer | Georgi Grechko EO-1 Second spaceflight |
Oleg Makarov EP-1 Third spaceflight |
Backup crew
| Position | Cosmonaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Vladimir Kovalyonok | |
| Flight Engineer | Aleksandr Ivanchenkov | |
| The launching and landing crews had the same backups | ||
Mission parameters
- Mass: 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)
- Perigee: 193 km (120 mi)
- Apogee: 246 km (153 mi)
- Inclination: 51.65°
- Period: 88.67 minutes
References
- ↑ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ↑ The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-26.htm
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