Soyuz 17

USSR


International Flight nº: 54

Earth orbit Flight nº: 52

USSR launch Flight nº: 24


Launch & orbit data:

Designation 07604 / 75001A
Launch date - time 10 Jan 1975 - 21:43:37 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511
OKB name - S/Nº Soyuz 7K-T s/n 38
Basic shape  Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m) 7.5 long, 2.2 dia
Mass (kg) 6570? kg
Flight Crew
(EO-1)
 Gubarev, Aleksei A. (CDR)
Grechko, Georgi M. (FE)
Call Sign Zenit (Zenith)
Backup crew Lazarov V., Makarov O.
Earth orbit on Jan 11.0:
   - Perigee / Apogee 185 x 249 km
   - Eccentricity 0.005
   - Inclination 51.63°
   - Period 88.79 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time 12 Jan 1975 - 00:57 UT
Target spacecraft/port Salyut 4
Docking orbit on Jan 17.4:
   - Perigee / Apogee 336 x 349 km
   - Eccentricity 0.001
   - Inclination 51.58°
   - Period 91.32 min
Undocking date - time 09 Feb 1975 - 06:14 UT
Landing date - time 09 Feb 1975 - 11:03:14 UT
Landing location 52°N, 70°E
110km NE of Tselinograd
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 29:13:19:45 (29.56 days)
Nbr orbits 466

Flight Crew

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration Orbits
1  Gubarev  Aleksei Aleksandrovich  Commander 29d 13h 20m  466 
2  Grechko  Georgi Mikhailovich  Flight engineer 29d 13h 20m  466 

Backup Crew: Lazarev, Makarov. Support Crew: Klimuk, Sevastyanov.

Flight

1e docking with space station Salyut 4, which had been launched 3 days earlier; transfer into space station and 29 days stay time there; astronomical experiments.
Manned two crew. Joint experiments with the Salyut scientific orbital station.

Astrophilately covers:

Soyuz 19

Docking cancel Moscou.

ASTP

FDC Moscou, signed by crew Gubarev and Grechko.



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