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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 36
Launched
May 26, 1980 · 18:20 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 26, 1980 at 18:20 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,395th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 2,325th orbital launch attempt. It was the 193rd Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-36, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 272 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Bertalan Farkas and Valeri Kubasov. The spacecraft was Soyuz 36 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #52). 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
- 193rd Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,395th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 2,325th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Bertalan FarkasResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 30 · first flight
Valeri KubasovCommander · RFSA · age 45 · 3rd flight
Landing crew
Viktor GorbatkoCommander · RFSA
Phạm TuânResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz 36 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #52)
Soyuz 36 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 26 May 1980 18:20 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-5 to Salyut 6. The crew was Valeri Kubasov and Bertalan Farkas. It also ferried down two cosmonauts from EP-7.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 65 days
- Docked May 27, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
- Docked June 4, 1980 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-36 · NORAD 11811 · 1980-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-041A
- Epoch
- 1980-05-26 18:09:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16983604 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005567
- Inclination
- 51.6037°
- Ascending node
- 169.4669°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.2739°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.4624°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000004999
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-36 · NORAD 11811 · docked May 27, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 226 Blok-I · re-entered May 29, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 36 was the ninth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EP-5 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. The mission began on May 26, 1980, 18:20:39 UTC, launching Commander Valery Kubasov and Research Cosmonaut Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-5 crew conducted various scientific experiments, including measuring radiation doses received by the crew. Soyuz 36 swapped vehicles with the resident station crew, and returned in Soyuz 35 spacecraft. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on June 3, 1980, 15:06 UTC.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
219th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 564th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: May 26, 11:20 PM GMT+5, at night
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz 36 launch?
Soyuz 36 launched on May 26, 1980 at 18:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 36?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 36 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was May 26, 11:20 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 36 reach?
Soyuz-36, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 272 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 36 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut