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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 29
Launched
June 15, 1978 · 20:16 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 15, 1978 at 20:16 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,224th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 2,108th orbital launch attempt. It was the 109th Soyuz U flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-29, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Aleksandr Ivanchenkov and Vladimir Kovalyonok. The spacecraft was Soyuz 29 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #46). 2 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
- 109th Soyuz U flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,224th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 2,108th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Aleksandr IvanchenkovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 37 · first flight
Vladimir KovalyonokCommander · RFSA · age 35 · 2nd flight
Landing crew
Valery BykovskyCommander · RFSA
Sigmund JähnResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz 29 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #46)
Soyuz 29 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 15 June 1978 20:16 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EO-2 to Salyut 6. The crew was Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 79 days
- Docked June 16, 1978 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-29 · NORAD 10952 · 1978-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-061A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-16 00:32:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19572639 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041982
- Inclination
- 51.6265°
- Ascending node
- 216.8325°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.5394°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.9871°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz-29 · NORAD 10952 · docked June 16, 1978
Soyuz-U No. 133 Blok-I · re-entered June 18, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 29 was the fourth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EO-2 expedition, which was the second long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on June 15, 1978, 20:16:45 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Ivanchenkov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 136-day stay on the station, EO-2 crew conducted various scientific experiments, performed an EVA and were visited by three uncrewed Progress cargo spacecrafts and two visiting crews, Soyuz 30 and Soyuz 31. EO-2 crew swapped the vehicles with the Soyuz 31 crew, and returned to Earth in Soyuz 31 spacecraft. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 2, 1978, 11:05:00 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
166th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 521st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 16, 1:16 AM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 29 launch?
Soyuz 29 launched on June 15, 1978 at 20:16 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 29?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 29 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 16, 1:16 AM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 29 reach?
Soyuz-29, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 29 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut