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Soyuz 30

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 30 was launched on June 27, 1978 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jun 28, 1978).

COSPAR 1978-065ANORAD 10968Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-30
Common name
Soyuz 30
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-T(A9) No. 67
International designator
1978-065A
NORAD catalog number
10968
GCAT identifier
S10968
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/014

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
7K-TA
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Energiya
Platform (bus)
7K-T A9

Launch

Date
June 27, 1978 · 15:27 UTC
Launch record
1978-065Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
255 km
Apogee
305 km
Inclination
51.63°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
June 28, 1978
Last known active
Jul 5, 1978
End of operations
Jul 5, 1978

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 Q847719 (CC0).