Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz-U | Soyuz 36
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Soviet Space Program's 1,395th launch · 33rd this year · humanity's 2,325th orbital launch attempt
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Window: May 26, 18:20 – May 26, 18:20 UTC
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Soyuz 36
Soyuz 36 was the ninth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EP-5 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. The mission began on May 26, 1980, 18:20:39 UTC, launching Commander Valery Kubasov and Research Cosmonaut Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-5 crew conducted various scientific experiments, including measuring radiation doses received by the crew. Soyuz 36 swapped vehicles with the resident station crew, and returned in Soyuz 35 spacecraft. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on June 3, 1980, 15:06 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Bertalan FarkasResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
Valeri KubasovCommander · RFSA
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Pad — 31/6
Local pad time: May 26, 11:20 PM GMT+5
429 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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