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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 30
Launched
June 27, 1978 · 15:27 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 27, 1978 at 15:27 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,226th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 2,112th orbital launch attempt. It was the 110th Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 247 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 2 crew members flew: Mirosław Hermaszewski and Pyotr Klimuk. The spacecraft was Soyuz 30 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #67). 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
- 110th Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,226th launch44th this yearhumanity's 2,112th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Mirosław HermaszewskiResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 36 · first flight
Pyotr KlimukCommander · RFSA · age 35 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 30 (Soyuz 7K-T/A9 11F615A9 #67)
Soyuz 30 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 27 June 1978 15:27 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-3 to Salyut 6. The crew was Pyotr Klimuk and Mirosław Hermaszewski.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 7 days 22 hours
- Docked June 28, 1978 at Salyut-6 aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-30 · NORAD 10968 · 1978-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-065A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-27 18:13:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20368958 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031652
- Inclination
- 51.6509°
- Ascending node
- 156.5238°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.5362°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.3885°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 2.931e-7
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-30 · NORAD 10968 · docked June 28, 1978
Soyuz-U No. 147 Blok-I · re-entered June 30, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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 Mirosław Hermaszewski, the first Polish cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 5, 1978, 13:30:20 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 522nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 27, 8:27 PM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 30 launch?
Soyuz 30 launched on June 27, 1978 at 15:27 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 30?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 30 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 27, 8:27 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 30 reach?
Soyuz-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 247 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz 30 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut