Soyuz 38
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First Cuban astronaut. Docked with Salyut 6. Mission to swap Soyuz lifeboats docked to station.
Transported to the Salyut-6 station the seventh international crew under the Interkosmos program, comprising Y V Romanenko (USSR) and A. Tamayo Mendez (Cuba), to conduct scientific research and experiments.
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Related
- Family
- Manned spaceflight
- People
- Romanenko, Tamayo Mendez
- Spacecraft
- Salyut 6
Chronology
2 events
1980 September 18
19:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz 38 - . Call Sign: Taimyr (Taimyr - Russian peninsula). Crew: Romanenko, Tamayo Mendez. Backup Crew: Khrunov, Lopez Falcon. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 54. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 6. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 35, Soyuz 38. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Duration: 7.86 days. Decay Date: 1980-09-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 11977 . COSPAR: 1980-075A. Apogee: 257 km (159 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 89.00 min. Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Transported to the Salyut-6 station the seventh international crew under the INTERCOSMOS programme, comprising Y V Romanenko (USSR) and A. Tomaio Mendez (Cuba), to conduct scientific research and experiments..
1980 September 26
- Landing of Soyuz 38 - . Return Crew: Romanenko, Tamayo Mendez. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Romanenko, Tamayo Mendez. Program: Salyut 6. Flight: Soyuz 35, Soyuz 38. Soyuz 38 landed at 15:54 GMT. .