Soyuz 18

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 18 was launched on May 24, 1975 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 25, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-044ANORAD 7818Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-18
Common name: Soyuz 18
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-T No. 40
International designator: 1975-044A
NORAD catalog number: 7818
GCAT identifier: S07818
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.322

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-T
Owner: NPO Energiya
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-T

Launch

Date: May 24, 1975 · 14:58 UTC
Launch record: 1975-044Success
Rocket: Soyuz 11A511
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 334 km
Apogee: 348 km
Inclination: 51.59°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: May 25, 1975
Last known active: Jul 26, 1975
End of operations: Jul 26, 1975

Size

Mass: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,800 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 7.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q682890 (CC0).