| Birthdate: | 31.08.1945 |
| Birthplace: | Aleksandriya / Kirovograd Oblast / UKRAINE |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 27.04.1970 |
| Job: | Pilot |
| Status: | Ret. 13.06.1987 |
PopovLeonid Ivanovich |
USSR/CIS |
International order n°: 93 |
Russian cosm. n°: 46 |
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| Ord. num. |
Startup spacecraft |
Date and time of launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time of landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz-35 | 13h.38m.22s. Apr 09, 1980 |
Cdr PE-4/SLT6 |
Soyuz-37 | 09h.49m.57s. Oct 11, 1980 |
184d.20h.11m.35s. |
| 2 | Soyuz-40 | 17h.16m.38s. May 14, 1981 |
Cdr VE-11/SLT6 |
Soyuz-40 | 13h.58m.30s. May 22, 1981 |
7d.20h.41m.52s. |
| 3 | Soyuz-T 7 | 17h.11m.52s. Aug 19, 1982 |
Cdr VE-2/SLT7 |
Soyuz-T 5 | 15h.04m.16s. Aug 27, 1982 |
7d.21h.52m.24s. |
| Total duration: | 200d.14h.45m.51s. | |||||
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Graduated from Higher Air Force School with a
degree in electrical engineering; pilot, Soviet Air Forces; was selected
as cosmonaut on 27.04.1970 (TsPK-5); was assigned as backup commander
for e.g. Soyuz 22 und 32; later he worked in the General Staff of Air
Forces; hobbies: Camping, fishing. |