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Leonid Popov

Leonid Popov (1945) has flown to space 5 times, spending 200.6 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Soviet Union. First flight: Soyuz 35, 1980.

Soviet Union5 spaceflights200.6 days in space

Spaceflights

Apr 9, 1980
Soyuz 35Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Jul 23, 1980
Soyuz 37Soyuz-U · Baikonur
May 14, 1981
Soyuz 40Soyuz-U · Baikonur
May 13, 1982
Soyuz T-5Soyuz-U · Baikonur
Aug 19, 1982
Soyuz T-7Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1945
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, politician
Rank
Air Force major general

In space

Spaceflights
5
Time in space
200.61 days
First flight
April 9, 1980
Latest flight
Soyuz T-7
Education
Gagarin Air Force Academy; Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Awards (Wikidata)
30: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR…

Source: Wikidata Q433046 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.