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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz 39
Launched
March 22, 1981 · 14:58 UTC
Summary
Soyuz 39 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 22, 1981 at 14:58 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,476th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 2,421st orbital launch attempt. It was the 233rd Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz-39, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 257 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 2 crew members flew: Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa. The spacecraft was Soyuz 39 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #55). 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
- 233rd Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,476th launch25th this yearhumanity's 2,421st orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Vladimir DzhanibekovCommander · RFSA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Jügderdemidiin GürragchaaResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 33 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz 39 (Soyuz 7K-T 11F615A8 #55)
Soyuz 39 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 22 March 1981 14:58 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-9 to Salyut 6. The crew was Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 7 days 20 hours
- Docked March 23, 1981 at Salyut-6 aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz-39 · NORAD 12366 · 1981-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-029A
- Epoch
- 1981-03-22 16:16:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18481195 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039103
- Inclination
- 51.7843°
- Ascending node
- 54.3449°
- Arg. of perigee
- 82.5328°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.0132°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-39 · NORAD 12366 · docked March 23, 1981
Soyuz-U No. 257 Blok-I · re-entered March 25, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz 39 was the 15th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-9 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz T-4 resident crew. The mission began on March 22, 1981, 14:58, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Research Cosmonaut Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, the first Mongolian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-9 crew conducted Earth observation, material, medical and other experiments, including cosmic radiation research. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 30, 1981, 11:40:58 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
185th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 589th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 22, 7:58 PM GMT+5, in twilight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz 39 launch?
Soyuz 39 launched on March 22, 1981 at 14:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz 39?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz 39 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Mar 22, 7:58 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz 39 reach?
Soyuz-39, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 257 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
Which program is Soyuz 39 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut