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About this launch
Soyuz 31 was the sixth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-4 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew. The mission began on August 26, 1978, 14:51:30 UTC, launching Commander Valery Bukovsky and Research Cosmonaut/Flight Engineer Sigmund Jähn, the…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterSoyuz U
MissionHuman Exploration · LEO
Human Exploration · LEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOYUZ 31 1978-081A | Payload | re-entered 1978-11-02 | |
| SL-4 R/B 1978-081B | Rocket body | re-entered 1978-08-28 |
COSPAR ID 1978-081. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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