Commemorative stamp of 1977 of Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov
Operator
Soviet space program
COSPAR ID
1977-008A
SATCAT no.
09804
Mission duration
17 days 17 hours 26 minutes
Orbits completed
285
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft
Soyuz 7K-T No.11
Spacecraft type
Soyuz 7K-T/A9
Manufacturer
NPO Energia
Launch mass
6750 kg [1]
Landing mass
1200 kg
Crew
Crew size
2
Members
Viktor Gorbatko Yuri Glazkov
Callsign
Терек (Terek) Terek River
Start of mission
Launch date
7 February 1977, 16:11 UTC
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Launch site
Baikonur, Site 1/5[2]
End of mission
Landing date
25 February 1977, 09:38 UTC
Landing site
37 km at the northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric orbit[3]
Regime
Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude
184.7 km
Apogee altitude
346.2 km
Inclination
51.65°
Period
89.52 minutes
Docking with Salyut 5
Docking date
8 February 1977
Undocking date
25 February 1977
Time docked
17 days
Vimpel Diamond patch
Soyuz programme
← Kosmos 869
Soyuz 25 →
Soyuz 24 (Russian: Союз 24, Union 24) was a February, 1977, Soviet mission to the Salyut 5 space station, the third and final mission to the station, the last purely military crew for the Soviets and the final mission to a military Salyut.[4] The cosmonauts Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov re-activated the station after toxic fumes had apparently terminated the mission of Soyuz 21, the previous crew.
They performed biological and materials experiments while on board. Other presumed activities included photographic reconnaissance, and finishing tasks the previous crew was forced to abandon when their mission abruptly ended. The Soyuz 24 crew landed after spending 18 days in space, and the Salyut station was de-orbited six months later.
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^The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-24.htm
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