1980 Soviet human spaceflight mission to the Salyut 6 space station
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Soyuz 38
Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Soyuz 38 mission
COSPAR ID
1980-075A
SATCAT no.
11977
Mission duration
7 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes, 24 seconds
Orbits completed
124
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type
Soyuz 7K-T
Manufacturer
NPO Energia
Launch mass
6,800 kilograms (15,000 lb)
Crew
Crew size
2
Members
Yuri Romanenko Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
Callsign
Taimyr
Start of mission
Launch date
September 18, 1980, 19:11:03 (1980-09-18UTC19:11:03Z) UTC
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Launch site
Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date
September 26, 1980, 15:54:27 (1980-09-26UTC15:54:28Z) UTC
Landing site
175 km SE of Dzhezkazgan
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Low Earth
Perigee altitude
199.7 kilometres (124.1 mi)
Apogee altitude
273.5 kilometres (169.9 mi)
Inclination
51.63 degrees
Period
88.194 minutes
Docking with Salyut 6
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions)
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Soyuz T-3 →
Soyuz 38 was a human spaceflight mission conducted by the Soviet Union during September, 1980.[1] The Soyuz spacecraft brought two visiting crew members to the Salyut 6 space station, one of whom was an Intercosmos cosmonaut from Cuba.
^The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-38.htm
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