Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 72

Soyuz 37

Soyuz 36
Terek

USSR

Patch Soyuz 37 Patch Soyuz 37 Interkosmos

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  23.07.1980
Launch time:  18:33 UTC
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitute:  190 - 272 km
Inclination:  51,58°
Docking Salyut 6:  24.07.1980, 20:02 UTC
Undocking Salyut 6:  11.10.1980, 06:32 UTC
Landing date:  31.07.1980
Landing time:  15:15 UTC
Landing site:  200 km SE of Dzheskasgan

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Crew Soyuz 37

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Gorbatko  Viktor Vasiliyevich  Commander 3 7d 20h 42m  124 
2 Vietnam  Pham  Tuân  Research Cosmonaut 1 7d 20h 42m  124 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Gorbatko
2  Pham
Soyuz spaceship
Landing
1  Popov
2  Ryumin

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 USSR  Bykovsky  Valeri Fyodorovich  Commander
2 Vietnam  Bui  Thanh Liem  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz 37 (double)

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Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing with Soyuz 36 capsule 200 km southeast of Dzheskasgan. It was the sixth Interkosmos mission. Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the Salyut 6 space station on 24.07.1980 and common work with the fourth resident crew.

Pham and his crewmate had to perform 30 experiments including photography of Earth surface, especially observing Vietnam from space. Other experiments were comprehensive test of lungs function, life sciences (including tests of growth of Vietnamese azolla water ferns) and materials processing.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 6 Salyut 6
crew in training Soyuz 37 launch
Soyuz 37 onboard Soyuz 37 visits Salyut 6
Soyuz 37 landing Soyuz 37 recovery
Soyuz 37 recovery  

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