Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 59

Soyuz 24

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

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.

Docking with spacestation Salyut 5 on second flight day. 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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