Soyuz 38
| Mission Statistics
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| Mission Name: | Soyuz 38
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| Call Sign: | Taimyr
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| Number of Crew Members: | 2
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| Launch: | September 18, 1980
19:11:03 UTC
Baikonur LC1
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| Landing: | September 26, 1980
15:54:27 UTC
175 km SE of Dzhezkazgan
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| Duration: | 7 days 20 hours 43 minutes 24 seconds
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| Number of Orbits: | 124
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Crew
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Perigee: 199.7 km
- Apogee: 273.5 km
- Inclination: 51.63°
- Period: 88.194 minutes
Mission Highlights
12th expedition to Salyut 6. 7th international crew. Carried Intercosmos cosmonaut from Cuba. The Soyuz 38 docking occurred in darkness. As the
spacecraft approached Salyut 6, the Dneipers could see only its “headlights.”
Ryumin filmed ignition and operation of the transport’s main engine.64
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez of Cuba and Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko
docked without incident.
