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Soyuz 31

Soyuz 31 was a crewed flight launched on August 26, 1978 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Crew of 4: Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, Sigmund Jähn, Valery Bykovsky, Vladimir Kovalyonok.

Soviet Unioncrew 41978-081

Flight

Mission
Soyuz 31
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Soyuz-31
Launch
August 26, 1978 · 14:51 UTC
Landing
November 2, 1978
Duration (Wikidata)
67.8 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1978-081A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Aug 27, 1978

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1978-081
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 361 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q916974 (CC0).