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Soyuz 38

Soyuz 38 was a crewed flight launched on September 18, 1980 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Crew of 2: Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Yury Romanenko.

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Flight

Mission
Soyuz 38
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Soyuz-38
Launch
September 18, 1980 · 19:11 UTC
Landing
September 26, 1980
Duration (Wikidata)
7.9 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1980-075A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Sep 19, 1980

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1980-075
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 338 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q847009 (CC0).