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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 37
Launched
July 23, 1980 · 18:33 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 23, 1980 at 18:33 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,415th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 2,349th orbital launch attempt. It was the 202nd Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-37, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 276 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Viktor Gorbatko and Phạm Tuân. The spacecraft was Soyuz 37 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #53). 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
- 202nd Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,415th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 2,349th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Viktor GorbatkoCommander · RFSA · age 45 · 3rd flight
Phạm TuânResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 33 · first flight
Landing crew
Leonid PopovCommander · RFSA
Valery RyuminFlight Engineer · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz 37 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #53)
Soyuz 37 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 23 July 1980 18:33 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-7 to Salyut 6. The crew was Viktor Gorbatko and Pham Tuân.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 79 days
- Docked July 24, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
- Docked August 1, 1980 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-37 · NORAD 11905 · 1980-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ 37
- Object ID
- 1980-064A
- Epoch
- 1980-07-23 19:50:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16515732 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060497
- Inclination
- 51.5841°
- Ascending node
- 229.4094°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.9918°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.8019°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-37 · NORAD 11905 · docked July 24, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 238 Blok-I · re-entered July 27, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 37 was the 11th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-7 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. The mission began on July 23, 1980, 18:33:03 UTC, launching Commander Viktor Gorbatko and Research Cosmonaut Pham Tuân, the first Viatnamese cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-7 crew carried out some experiments. They also swapped vehicles with the resident station crew, and returned in Soyuz 36 spacecraft. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on October 11, 1980, 09:49:57 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
179th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 570th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 23, 11:33 PM GMT+5, at night
487 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 37 launch?
Soyuz 37 launched on July 23, 1980 at 18:33 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 37?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 37 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jul 23, 11:33 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 37 reach?
Soyuz-37, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 276 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 37 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut