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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz-34
Launched
June 6, 1979 · 18:12 UTC
Summary
Soyuz-34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 6, 1979 at 18:12 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,314th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,223rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 151st Soyuz U flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-34, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Soyuz 34 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #50). 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
- 151st Soyuz U flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,314th launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,223rd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Landing crew
Vladimir LyakhovCommander · RFSA
Valery RyuminFlight Engineer · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz 34 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #50)
Soyuz 34 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 6 June 1979 18:12 UTC. It launched with no crew, but was used as a spacecraft down for two cosmonauts of EO-3 from Salyut 6. The crew was Vladimir Lyakhov and Valery Ryumin.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 73 days
- Docked June 8, 1979 at Salyut-6 aft
- Docked June 14, 1979 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-34 · NORAD 11387 · 1979-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-049A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-06 22:28:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18684006 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0046469
- Inclination
- 51.6076°
- Ascending node
- 176.535°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.4174°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.2058°
- 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-34 · NORAD 11387 · docked June 8, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 178 Blok-I · re-entered June 9, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft sent to Salyut 6 to return the Soyuz 33 crew to Earth
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
213th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 547th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 6, 11:12 PM GMT+5, at night
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz-34 launch?
Soyuz-34 launched on June 6, 1979 at 18:12 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz-34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz-34?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz-34 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 6, 11:12 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz-34 reach?
Soyuz-34, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz-34 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut