Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 65

Soyuz 30

Kavkaz

USSR

 Patch Soyuz 30 Patch Soyuz 30 Interkosmos

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  27.06.1978
Launch time:  15:27 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  195 - 244 km
Inclination:  51,64°
Docking Salyut 6:  28.06.1978, 17:07:50 UT
Undocking Salyut 6:  05.07.1978, 10:15:40 UT
Landing date:  05.07.1978
Landing time:  13:30 UT
Landing site:  300 km W of Tselinograd
Crew Soyuz 30

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Klimuk  Pyotr Iliyich  Commander 3 7d 22h 02m  125 
2 Poland  Hermaszewski  Miroslaw "Mirek"  Research Cosmonaut 1 7d 22h 02m  125 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Klimuk
2  Hermaszewski
Soyuz spaceship
Landing
1  Klimuk
2  Hermaszewski

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 USSR  Kubasov  Valeri Nikolayevich  Commander
2 Poland  Jankowski  Zenon "Zden"  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz 30 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 300 km west of Tselinograd. Second Interkosmos mission. Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the Salyut 6 space station on 28.06.1978 and common work with the second resident crew.

Experiments on the field of materials science. Photography of Earth surface and study of the aurora borealis together with the resident crew.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 6 Salyut 6
Soyuz 30 launch Soyuz 30 onboard Salyut 6
Soyuz 30 recovery  
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