Soyuz 30
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| Mission name | Soyuz 30 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 6,800 kg (15,000 lb) | ||||
| Crew size | 2 | ||||
| Call sign | Кавказ (Kavkaz - "Caucasus") | ||||
| Launch pad | Gagarin's Start[1] | ||||
| Launch date | June 27 1978 15:27:21 UTC | ||||
| Landing | July 5 1978 13:30:20 UTC 300 km (190 mi) W of Tselinograd |
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| Mission duration | 7d/22:02:59 | ||||
| Number of orbits | 125 | ||||
| Apogee | 261.3 km (162.4 mi) | ||||
| Perigee | 197.6 km (122.8 mi) | ||||
| Orbital period | 88.83 minutes | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.66° | ||||
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Soyuz 30 (Russian: Союз 30, Union 30) was an Intercosmos mission to Salyut 6. It carried the first Polish cosmonaut to space.
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[edit] Crew
| Position | Cosmonaut | |
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| Commander | Pyotr Klimuk EP-3 Third spaceflight |
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| Research Cosmonaut | Mirosław Hermaszewski, IK EP-3 First spaceflight |
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[edit] Backup crew
| Position | Cosmonaut | |
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| Commander | Valery Kubasov | |
| Flight Engineer | Zenon Jankowski, IK | |
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)
- Perigee: 197.6 km (122.8 mi)
- Apogee: 261.3 km (162.4 mi)
- Inclination: 51.66°
- Period: 88.83 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
Mirosław 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.
This was the fifth expedition to Salyut 6. Docked with Salyut 6. Hermaszewski was first Polish cosmonaut to orbit. The capsule is on display in the Polish Army Museum, Warsaw.
[edit] References
- ^ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/baiurlc1.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
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