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Gurragcha Zhugderdemidiyn 'Gurr'

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Mongolian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1981. First Mongolian astronaut. Graduated from Zhukovsky Military Engineering Academy, 1977. Aeronautic engineer, Mongolian Air Force. From 2000 Mongolian Secretary of Defense.

After air force duty, chief of a scientific institute in Ulan Bator, then Deputy Chief of Central Board of Defense, prior to becoming Secretary of Defence.

More at: Gurragcha.

Family: Cosmonaut
Country: Mongolia
Spacecraft: Salyut 6
Flights: Soyuz 39
Agency: Mongolian AF
Bibliography: 4452

Chronology

4 events

1947 December 5

Birth of Gurragcha Jugderdemidiin 'Gurr' - . Nation: Mongolia. Related Persons: Gurragcha.
Mongolian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1981. First Mongolian astronaut. Graduated from Zhukovsky Military Engineering Academy, 1977. Aeronautic engineer, Mongolian Air Force. From 2000 Mongolian Secretary of Defense. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 39 (1981).

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 March 22

14:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.

Soyuz 39 - . Call Sign: Pamir (Pamir mountains). Crew: Dzhanibekov, Gurragcha. Backup Crew: Ganzorig, Lyakhov. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 55. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 6. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 39, Soyuz T-4. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Duration: 7.86 days. Decay Date: 1981-03-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 12366 . COSPAR: 1981-029A. Apogee: 249 km (154 mi). Perigee: 198 km (123 mi). Inclination: 51.80 deg. Period: 88.90 min.
Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station the eighth international crew under the INTERCOSMOS programme, comprising V A Dzhanibekov (USSR) and Z. Gurragchi (Mongolian People's Republic) to conduct scientific investigations and experiments.

1981 March 30

Landing of Soyuz 39 - . Return Crew: Dzhanibekov, Gurragcha. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Dzhanibekov, Gurragcha. Program: Salyut 6. Flight: Soyuz 39, Soyuz T-4. Soyuz 39 landed at 11:41 GMT. .