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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 32
Launched
February 25, 1979 · 11:53 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 25, 1979 at 11:53 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,287th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,192nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 138th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-32, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 263 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Vladimir Lyakhov and Valery Ryumin. The spacecraft was Soyuz 32 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #48). 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
- 138th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,287th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,192nd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Vladimir LyakhovCommander · RFSA · age 37 · first flight
Valery RyuminFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 32 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #48)
Soyuz 32 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 25 February 1979 11:53 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EO-3 to Salyut 6. The crew was Vladimir Lyakhov and Valery Ryumin.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 108 days
- Docked February 26, 1979 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-32 · NORAD 11281 · 1979-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-018A
- Epoch
- 1979-02-25 16:08:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18143845 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047756
- Inclination
- 51.5919°
- Ascending node
- 342.0219°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.8666°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.8964°
- 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-32 · NORAD 11281 · docked February 26, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 155 Blok-I · re-entered February 27, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 32 was the seventh mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EO-3 expedition, which was the third long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on February 25, 1979, 11:53:49 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Lyakhov and Flight Engineer Valery Ryumin into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 175-day stay on the station, EO-3 crew conducted various scientific experiments, performed an EVA and were visited by three uncrewed Progress cargo spacecrafts and an uncrewed Soyuz 34. Soyuz 32 crew returned to Earth in Soyuz 34 spacecraft, while their own spacecraft returned uncrewed several days later. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on August 19, 1979, 12:29:26 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
171st launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 539th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 25, 4:53 PM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 32 launch?
Soyuz 32 launched on February 25, 1979 at 11:53 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 32?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 32 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Feb 25, 4:53 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 32 reach?
Soyuz-32, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 263 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 32 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut