Soyuz 25

USSR


International Flight nº: 63

Earth orbit Flight nº: 60

USSR launch Flight nº: 32


Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 10401 / 77099A
Launch date - time 09 Oct 1977 - 02:40:35 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/N° Soyuz 7K-T s/n 42
Basic shape  Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m) 7.5 long, 2.3 dia
Mass (kg) 6860 kg
Flight Crew Kovalyonok, Vladimir V. (CDR)
Ryumin, Valeri V. (FE)
Call Sign Foton (Photon)
Backup crew Romanenko Y., Ivanchenkov A.
Earth orbit on Oct 9.3:
   - Perigee / Apogee 194 x 240 km
   - Eccentricity 0.004
   - Inclination 51.64°
   - Period 88.78 min
Deorbit date - time 11 Oct 1977 - 02:35:12 UT
Landing date - time 11 Oct 1977 - 03:25:20 UT
Landing location 53°N, 70°E
185 km NW of Zelinograd
Flight Duration: 02d 00h 44m 45s (2.03 days)
Nbr orbits 32

Flight Crew

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration Orbits
1  Kovalyonok  Vladimir Vasiliyevich  Commander 2d 00h 45m  32 
2  Ryumin  Valeri Viktorovich  Flight engineer 2d 00h 45m  32 

Backup Crew: Ivanchenkov & Romanenko.

Mission details:



Astrophilately covers:

Soyuz 25

Launch cancel Baikonur, signed by Kovalyonok and Ryumin.



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