Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 73

Soyuz 38

USSR

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  18.09.1980
Launch time:  19:11 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  195 - 257 km
Inclination:  51,61°
Docking Salyut 6:  19.09.1980, 20:49 UT
Undocking Salyut 6:  26.09.1980, 12:35 UT
Landing date:  26.09.1980
Landing time:  15:54 UT
Landing site:  175 km SE of Dzheskasgan
Crew Soyuz 38

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Romanenko  Yuri Viktorovich  Commander 2 7d 20h 43m  124 
2 Cuba  Tamayo Méndez  Arnaldo "Guasso"  Research Cosmonaut 1 7d 20h 43m  124 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Romanenko
2  Tamayo Méndez
Soyuz spaceship
Landing
1  Romanenko
2  Tamayo Méndez

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 USSR  Khrunov  Yevgeni Vasiliyevich  Commander
2 Cuba  López Falcón  José Armando  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz 38 (double)

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 175 km southeast of Dzheskasgan. Seventh Interkosmos-mission. Docking on Salyut 6-spacestation. The fourth resident crew filmed ignition and operation of the transport's main engine.

Scientific work to find reasons of the Space adaptation syndrome. Other goals were Earth observation, solar observation and plant growing experiments, crystal growing experiments.

Launch and landing occurred in darkness.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 6 Salyut 6
Soyuz 38 launch Soyuz 38 onboard Salyut 6

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