Soyuz 39
Person
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First Mongolian astronaut. Docked with Salyut 6. Mission to swap Soyuz lifeboats docked to station.
Transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station the eighth international crew under the Intercosmos program, comprising V A Dzhanibekov (USSR) and Z. Gurragchi (Mongolian People's Republic) to conduct scientific investigations and experiments.
More at: Soyuz 39.
Related
- Family
- Manned spaceflight
- People
- Dzhanibekov, Gurragcha
- Spacecraft
- Salyut 6
Chronology
2 events
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. .