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Soyuz 29

Soyuz 29 was a crewed flight launched on June 15, 1978 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Crew of 4: Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, Sigmund Jähn, Valery Bykovsky, Vladimir Kovalyonok.

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Flight

Mission
Soyuz 29
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Soyuz-29
Launch
June 15, 1978 · 20:16 UTC
Landing
September 3, 1978
Duration (Wikidata)
79.6 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1978-061A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Jun 16, 1978

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1978-061
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 354 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q915385 (CC0).