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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 24
Launched
February 7, 1977 · 16:11 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 7, 1977 at 16:11 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,086th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 1,923rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-24, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 330 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Yury Glazkov and Viktor Gorbatko. The spacecraft was Soyuz 24 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #66). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 50th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,086th launch6th this yearhumanity's 1,923rd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Yury GlazkovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 37 · first flight
Viktor GorbatkoCommander · RFSA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 24 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #66)
Soyuz 24 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 7 February 1977 16:11 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts on the third flight to Salyut 5. The crew was Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov.
- Destination: Salyut 5
- Mission length: 17 days
- Docked February 8, 1977 at Salyut-5 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-24 · NORAD 9804 · 1977-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-008A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-07 20:26:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09628487 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113212
- Inclination
- 51.6205°
- Ascending node
- 29.61°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.2808°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.4769°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Soyuz-24 · NORAD 9804 · docked February 8, 1977
Soyuz-U No. 092 Blok-I · re-entered February 12, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 24 was the last crewed flight to the Salyut 5 military space station. The mission began on February 7, 1977, 16:11 UTC, launching Commander Viktor Gorbatko and Flight Engineer Yuri Glazkov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day, where they partially replaced station's atmosphere, as it was presumed that toxic fumes contributed to deteriorated health of the Soyuz 21 crew. Gorbatko and Glazkov fininshed the research started by the previous expedition. This was the final flight to a military Salyut station and the final all-military crew to be launched by Soviets. Soyuz 24 returned to Earth with a safe landing on February 25, 1977, 09:38 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
159th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 480th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 7, 9:11 PM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 24 launch?
Soyuz 24 launched on February 7, 1977 at 16:11 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 24?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 24 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Feb 7, 9:11 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 24 reach?
Soyuz-24, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 330 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 24 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut