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Soyuz 40

Soyuz 40 was a crewed flight launched on May 14, 1981 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Crew of 2: Dumitru Prunariu, Leonid Popov.

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Flight

Mission
Soyuz 40
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Soyuz-40
Launch
May 14, 1981 · 17:16 UTC
Landing
May 22, 1981
Duration (Wikidata)
7.9 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1981-042A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · May 15, 1981

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1981-042
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 372 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q601397 (CC0).