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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 38
Launched
September 18, 1980 · 19:11 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 18, 1980 at 19:11 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,425th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 2,360th orbital launch attempt. It was the 209th Soyuz U flight and the 31st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-38, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 320 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Yury Romanenko and Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. The spacecraft was Soyuz 38 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #54). 3 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
- 209th Soyuz U flight · 31st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,425th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 2,360th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Yury RomanenkoCommander · RFSA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Arnaldo Tamayo MéndezResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 38 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 38 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #54)
Soyuz 38 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 18 September 1980 19:11 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-8 to Salyut 6. The crew was Yuri Romanenko and Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 7 days 20 hours
- Docked September 19, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-38 · NORAD 11977 · 1980-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-075A
- Epoch
- 1980-09-19 17:28:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.951351 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038068
- Inclination
- 51.6266°
- Ascending node
- 290.5446°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.4643°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.3474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0.00029211
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Soyuz-38 · NORAD 11977 · docked September 19, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 242 Blok-I · re-entered September 21, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 38 was the 12th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EP-8 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. The mission began on September 18, 1980, 19:11:03 UTC, launching Commander Yuri Romanenko and Research Cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, the first Cuban cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-8 crew carried out medical and other experiments, including Earth and solar observation, plant and crystal growing. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on September 26, 1980, 15:54:27 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
180th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 571st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 19, 12:11 AM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz 38 launch?
Soyuz 38 launched on September 18, 1980 at 19:11 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 38?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 38 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Sep 19, 12:11 AM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 38 reach?
Soyuz-38, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 320 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz 38 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut