Soyuz-U | Soyuz 40
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz U · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,488th launch · 37th this year · humanity's 2,435th orbital launch attempt
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Window: May 14, 17:16 – May 14, 17:16 UTC
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Soyuz 40
Soyuz 40 was the 16th and final mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station. It carried the the EP-10 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz T-4 resident crew. The mission began on May 14, 1981, 17:16:38 UTC, launching Commander Leonid Popov and Research Cosmonaut Dumitru Prunariu, the first Romanian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-10 crew conducted Earth observation, material, medical and other experiments, including Earth magnetic field and space radiation study. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on May 22, 1981, 13:58:30 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Leonid PopovCommander · RFSA
Dumitru PrunariuResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: May 14, 11:16 PM GMT+6
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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