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Soyuz 34

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 34 was launched on June 6, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jun 8, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-049ANORAD 11387Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz-34
Common name
Soyuz 34
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-T No. 50
International designator
1979-049A
NORAD catalog number
11387
GCAT identifier
S11387
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/027

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 6, 1979 · 18:12 UTC
Launch record
1979-049Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
349 km
Apogee
355 km
Inclination
51.62°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
June 8, 1979
Last known active
Aug 19, 1979
End of operations
Aug 19, 1979

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 Q734847 (CC0).