Soyuz 26
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This article is about the Soyuz 26 spacecraft. For the crew launched in Soyuz 26, see Salyut 6 EO-1.
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| Mission name | Soyuz 26 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 6,800 kg (15,000 lb) | ||||
| Crew size | 2 | ||||
| Call sign | Таймыр (Taymyr - "Taymyr Peninsula" | ||||
| Launch pad | Gagarin's Start[1] | ||||
| Launch date | 01:18:40, December 10, 1977 (UTC) | ||||
| Landing | 11:24:58, January 16, 1978 (UTC) | ||||
| Mission duration | 37d/10:06:18 | ||||
| Number of orbits | 1522 | ||||
| Apogee | 246 km (153 mi) | ||||
| Perigee | 193 km (120 mi) | ||||
| Orbital period | 88.67 minutes | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.65° | ||||
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Soyuz 26 (Russian: Союз 26, Union 26) was Soviet manned mission, used to launch the crew of Salyut 6 EO-1, the first long duration crew on the space station Salyut 6.
The Soyuz spacecraft was launched on December 10, 1977, and docked with the space station the next day. Soyuz 27 arrived at the station in January 1978, and its two person crew transferred into the Soyuz 26 spacecraft to undock and land a few days later.
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[edit] Crew
| Position | Launching Cosmonaut | Landing Cosmonaut |
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| Commander | Yuri Romanenko EO-1 First spaceflight |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov EP-1 First spaceflight |
| Flight Engineer | Georgi Grechko EO-1 Second spaceflight |
Oleg Makarov EP-1 Third spaceflight |
[edit] Backup crew
| Position | Cosmonaut | |
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| Commander | Vladimir Kovalyonok | |
| Flight Engineer | Aleksandr Ivanchenkov | |
| The launching and landing crews had the same backups | ||
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)
- Perigee: 193 km (120 mi)
- Apogee: 246 km (153 mi)
- Inclination: 51.65°
- Period: 88.67 minutes
[edit] References
- ^ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/baiurlc1.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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