Soyuz 24

USSR

International Flight nº: 62

Earth orbit Flight nº: 59

USSR launch Flight nº: 31

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	09804 / 77008A
Launch date - time	07 Feb 1977 - 16:10 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/N°	Soyuz 7K-T/A9 s/n 66
Basic shape	Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m)	7.5 long, 2.3 dia
Mass (kg)	6800 kg
Flight Crew (EO-2)	Gorbatko, Viktor V. (CDR) Glazkov, Yuri N. (FE)
Call Sign	Terek (Terek River)
Backup crew	Berezovoi, Lisum M.
Earth orbit on Feb 7.9:
- Perigee / Apogee	173 x 323 km
- Eccentricity	0.011
- Inclination	51.62°
- Period	89.40 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time	08 Feb 1977 - 19:12 UT
Target spacecraft	Salyut 5
Docking orbit on Feb 12.3:
- Perigee / Apogee	251 x 258 km
- Eccentricity	0.001
- Inclination	51.58°
- Period	89.53 min
Undocking date - time	25 Feb 1977 - 06:21 UT
Landing date - time	25 Feb 1977 - 09:38 UT
Landing location	51°N, 68°E 36km NE of Arkalyk
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	17d 17h 25m 58s (17.7 days)
Nbr orbits	285

Flight Crew

Nr.	Surname	Given name	Job	Duration	Orbits
1	Gorbatko	Viktor Vasiliyevich	Commander	17d 17h 26m	285
2	Glazkov	Yuri Nikolayevich	Flight engineer	17d 17h 26m	285

Backup Crew: Berezovoi, Lisun. Support Crew: Kozelsky, Preobrazhensky.

Flight:

Docking with Salyut 5 after 6 month of inoccupation, on second flight day; repairing work on the station; then scientific experiments for solar studies.
A busy, successful mission, accomplishing nearly as much as the earlier Soyuz 21′s 50 day mission.

Aft view of the Almaz, showing the propellant tanks and the ′11F668′ article number on its side.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur

Cosmic Mail: Cover on board of Salyut 5, cancelled with special boardcancel: “Cosmic Mail on board Salyut 5 - Febr 1977“
signed by Gorbatko and Glazkov. Credit: #409

Landing cancel Baikonur, send registrated.

FDC cancel Sterrestad, signed by Gorbatko and Glazkov

Ref.: #1,#2, #4, #7, #8, #16, #125, #206, #210, #409 - update: 28.11.18

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