Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 59

Soyuz 24

Terek

USSR

 early Salyut patch
first Salyut patch

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  07.02.1977
Launch time:  16:10 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  173 - 323 km
Inclination:  51,62°
Docking Salyut 5:  08.02.1977, 17:38 UT
Undocking Salyut 5:  25.02.1977, 06:21 UT
Landing date:  25.02.1977
Landing time:  09:36 UT
Landing site:  36 km NE of Arkalyk

walkout photo

 Crew Soyuz 24

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Gorbatko  Viktor Vasiliyevich  Commander 2 17d 17h 25m  285 
2 USSR  Glazkov  Yuri Nikolayevich  Flight Engineer 1 17d 17h 25m  285 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Gorbatko
2  Glazkov
Soyuz spaceship
Landing
1  Gorbatko
2  Glazkov

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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1. Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 USSR  Berezovoy  Anatoli Nikolayevich  Commander
2 USSR  Lisun  Mikhail Ivanovich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz 24 (1. double)

2. Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 USSR  Kozelsky  Vladimir Sergeyevich  Commander
2 USSR  Preobrazhensky  Vladimir Yevgeniyevich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz 24 (2. double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 36 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the space station Salyut 5 on 08.02.1977. The crew brought repairing tools and equipment for changing of cabin atmosphere. The cabin air was not toxic, so the changing of cabin atmosphere was performed as a scientific experiment. Also scientific experiments for solar studies, earth observations and materials science.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 5 Soyuz 24 on launch pad
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