- Soyuz 32
Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Soyuz 32
insignia = Soyuz-32.gif
sign = Proton
crew_members = 2 (at launch)
0 (at landing)
launch =February 25 ,1979
11:53:49 UTCGagarin's Start
landing =June 13 ,1979
16:18:26 UTC
170 km SE ofDzhezkazgan
duration = 108d/04:24:37
orbits = 2755
next =Soyuz 33
previous =Soyuz 31 |Crew
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.
Launched:
*Vladimir Lyakhov (1) - Commander
*Valery Ryumin (2) - Flight EngineerLanded:
* Empty - no crewBackup crew
*
Leonid Popov - Commander
*Valentin Lebedev - Flight EngineerMission parameters
*Mass: 6800 kg
*Perigee: 198.4 km
*Apogee: 274.3 km
*Inclination: 51.61°
*Period: 89.94 minutesMission highlights
7th expedition to
Salyut 6 . Docked with Salyut 6. Crew returned inSoyuz 34 ; crew duration 175 days, 36 min.Its long-duration crew spent 175 days on Salyut 6. Less than 2 months intotheir stay,
Soyuz 33 failed to dock because of a main engine malfunction.Soyuz 32 returned to Earth unmanned with a cargo of experiment results andequipment no longer in use afterSoyuz 34 had docked unmanned with Salyut 6to replace it.
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