Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz | Soyuz 17
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Soviet Space Program's 887th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 1,652nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 10, 21:43 – Jan 10, 21:43 UTC
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Soyuz 17
Soyuz 17 was the first of two long-duration missions to the Salyut-4 space station. The mission began on January 10, 1975, 21:43:37 UTC, launching commander Aleksei Gubarev and flight engineer Georgi Grechko into orbit. Spacecraft was manually docked with the station on January 12. During their stay on the station, crew performed an array of astrophysical experiments, including studying the Sun, planets and the stars in a wide electromagnetic spectrum. The mission concluded after 29 days with a safe landing back on Earth on February 9, 1975, 11:03:22 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Georgy GrechkoFlight Engineer · RFSA
Aleksei GubarevCommander · RFSA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Jan 11, 2:43 AM GMT+5
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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