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Soyuz 24
Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 24 was launched on February 7, 1977 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Feb 8, 1977).
COSPAR 1977-008ANORAD 9804Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Soyuz-24
- Common name
- Soyuz 24
- Payload designation
- Soyuz 7K-T(A9) No. 66
- International designator
- 1977-008A
- NORAD catalog number
- 9804
- GCAT identifier
- S09804
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.360
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- 7K-TA
- Owner
- NPO Energiya
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Energiya
- Platform (bus)
- 7K-T A9
Launch
- Date
- February 7, 1977 · 16:11 UTC
- Launch record
- 1977-008Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 246 km
- Apogee
- 261 km
- Inclination
- 51.60°
- Status
- Docked with another object
- Status date
- February 8, 1977
- Last known active
- Feb 25, 1977
- End of operations
- Feb 25, 1977
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
- 10.6 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q903796 (CC0).