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Dediu, Dumitru
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Romanian pilot cosmonaut, 1978-1981. Rumanian Air Force. Served in the Rumanian Army as Lieutenant Colonel, stationed in Bucharest.
Status: Deceased; Active 1978-1981. Born: 1942-05-12. Died: 2013-07-01. Birth Place: Galati.
Studied electronics at Military Academy.
More at: Dediu.
Family:
Cosmonaut.
Country:
Romania.
Spacecraft:
Salyut 6.
Flights:
Soyuz 40.
Agency:
Romanian AF.
Bibliography:
4452,
5313.
1942 May 12 - .
- Birth of Dumitru Dediu - .
Nation: Romania.
Related Persons: Dediu.
Romanian pilot cosmonaut, 1978-1981. Rumanian Air Force. Served in the Rumanian Army as Lieutenant Colonel, stationed in Bucharest..
1978 March 1 - .
- Intercosmos Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Aleksandrov, Aleksandr,
Dediu,
Farkas,
Ganzorig,
Gurragcha,
Ivanov, Georgi,
Lopez Falcon,
Magyari,
Prunariu,
Tamayo Mendez.
Training group of potential 'guest cosmonauts' for propaganda flights to the Salyut space station. The 'guests', from states allied to the Soviet Union, would be flown on Soyuz lifeboat changeout missions to the station..
1981 May 14 - .
17:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC1.
LV Family:
R-7.
Launch Vehicle:
Soyuz-U.
- Soyuz 40 - .
Call Sign: Dnepr (Dnieper ). Crew: Popov,
Prunariu.
Backup Crew: Dediu,
Romanenko.
Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 56. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Program: Salyut 6.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 40,
Soyuz T-4.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T.
Duration: 7.86 days. Decay Date: 1981-05-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 12454 . COSPAR: 1981-042A. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). Perigee: 192 km (119 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 89.10 min. Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station the ninth international crew under the INTERCOSMOS programme, comprising L I Popov (USSR), and D. Prunariu (Romania), to conduct scientific research and experiments..
2013 July 1 - .
- Death of Dumitru Dediu. - .
Related Persons: Dediu.
Romanian pilot cosmonaut, 1978-1981. Rumanian Air Force. Served in the Rumanian Army as Lieutenant Colonel, stationed in Bucharest..
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