Soyuz 26

USSR


International Flight nº: 64

Earth orbit Flight nº: 61

USSR launch Flight nº: 33


Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 10506 / 77113A
Launch date - time 10 Dec 1977 - 01:18:40 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/N° Soyuz 7K-T s/n 43
Basic shape  Sphere-cylinder + 2 wings
Dimension (m) 7.5 long, 2.3 dia
Mass (kg) 6570? kg
Flight Crew (EO-1) Romanenko, Yuri V. (CDR)
Grechko, Georgi M. (FE)
Call Sign Taimyr (Taimyr Pen.)
Backup crew Kovalyonok V., Ivanchenko A.
Earth orbit on Dec 10.1:
   - Perigee / Apogee 195 x 235 km
   - Eccentricity 0.003
   - Inclination 51.64°
   - Period 88.74 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time 11 Dec 1977 - 03:02:41 UT
Target spacecraft/port Salyut 6/ aft
Docking orbit on Dec 12.6:
   - Perigee / Apogee 337 x 354 km
   - Eccentricity 0.001
   - Inclination 51.59°
   - Period 91.39 min
Undocking date - time 16 Jan 1978 - 08:08 UT
Deorbit date - time 16 Jan 1978 - 10:36:10 UT
Landing date - time 16 Jan 1978 - 11:24:58 UT
Landing location 51°N, 67°E
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 37d 10h 06m 19s (37.43 days)
Nbr orbits 
Landing crew Dzhanibekov, Makarov
 (crew S-27)

Flight Crew

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration Orbits
1  Romanenko  Yuri Viktorovich  Commander 96d 10h 00m  1522 
2  Grechko  Georgi Mikhailovich  Flight engineer 96d 10h 00m  1522 

Romanenko and Grechko returned in Soyuz-27.

Mission details

Salyut 6 in Assembly

Salyut 6 in Assembly Hall - Credit: RKK Energia.



Astrophilately covers:

Soyuz 26

Lauch cancel Baikonur



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