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Soyuz 30

Success Soviet Union, Soyuz U

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Soyuz 30 was the fifth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-3 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew. The mission began on June 27, 1978, 15:27:21 UTC, launching Commander Pyotr Klimuk and Research Engineer MirosÅ‚aw Hermaszewski, the first Polish…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterSoyuz U
MissionHuman Exploration · LEO

Human Exploration · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
SOYUZ 30 1978-065A Payload re-entered 1978-07-05
SL-4 R/B 1978-065B Rocket body re-entered 1978-06-30

COSPAR ID 1978-065. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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