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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 33
Launched
April 10, 1979 · 17:34 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 10, 1979 at 17:34 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,297th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 2,203rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 143rd Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-33, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Georgi Ivanov and Nikolay Rukavishnikov. The spacecraft was Soyuz 33 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #49). 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
- 143rd Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,297th launch24th this yearhumanity's 2,203rd orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Georgi IvanovResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 38 · first flight
Nikolay RukavishnikovCommander · RFSA · age 46 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 33 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #49)
Soyuz 33 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 10 April 1979 17:34 UTC. It was intended to transport two cosmonauts to Salyut 6, but docking failed. The crew was Nikolai Rukavishnikov and Georgi Ivanov.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 1 day 23 hours
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-33 · NORAD 11324 · 1979-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-029A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-10 20:21:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17172432 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050871
- Inclination
- 51.6061°
- Ascending node
- 111.206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.6366°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.1438°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; none still in orbit
- Soyuz-33 · NORAD 11324 · landed April 12, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 182 Blok-I · re-entered April 13, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 33 would have been the eighth crew to dock to the Salyut 6 space station and was meant to visit the long-duration resident crew of the station. The mission began on April 10, 1979, 17:34:34 UTC, launching Commander Nikolai Rukavishnikovv and Research Cosmoanut Georgi Ivanov, the first Bulgarian cosmonaut, into orbit. They were going to dock with the station the next day, but engine failure forced mission to be aborted. The mission concluded with a rough return and landing back on Earth on April 12, 1979, 16:35:40 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
172nd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 541st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 10, 10:34 PM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz 33 launch?
Soyuz 33 launched on April 10, 1979 at 17:34 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 33?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 33 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Apr 10, 10:34 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 33 reach?
Soyuz-33, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 33 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut