Soyuz-U | Soyuz 30
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz U · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,226th launch · 44th this year · humanity's 2,112th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 27, 15:27 – Jun 27, 15:27 UTC
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Soyuz 30
Soyuz 30 was the fifth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-3 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew. The mission began on June 27, 1978, 15:27:21 UTC, launching Commander Pyotr Klimuk and Research Engineer Mirosław Hermaszewski, the first Polish cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 5, 1978, 13:30:20 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Mirosław HermaszewskiResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
Pyotr KlimukCommander · RFSA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Jun 27, 8:27 PM GMT+5
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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