Soyuz 30
Soyuz 30
| Mission Statistics
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| Mission Name: | Soyuz 30
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| Call Sign: | Caucasus
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| Number of Crew Members: | 2
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| Launch: | June 27, 1978
15:27:21 UTC
Baikonur LC1
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| Landing: | July 5, 1978
13:30:20 UTC
300 km W of Tselinograd
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| Duration: | 7 days 22 hours 2 minutes 59 seconds
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Number of
Orbits: | 125
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Crew
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Perigee: 197.6 km
- Apogee: 261.3 km
- Inclination: 51.66°
- Period: 88.83 minutes
Mission Highlights
Miroslaw Hermaszewski, the second Intercosmos cosmonaut, flew to Salyut 6 with Pyotr Klimuk. His experiment program stressed life sciences, Earth observations, and study of the aurora borealis.
5th expedition to Salyut-6. Docked with Salyut 6. Hermaszewski was first Polish cosmonaut to orbit.
