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Soyuz 38
Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 38 was launched on September 18, 1980 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Sep 19, 1980).
COSPAR 1980-075ANORAD 11977Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Soyuz-38
- Common name
- Soyuz 38
- Payload designation
- Soyuz 7K-T No. 54
- International designator
- 1980-075A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11977
- GCAT identifier
- S11977
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/043
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
- September 18, 1980 · 19:11 UTC
- Launch record
- 1980-075Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 262 km
- Apogee
- 313 km
- Inclination
- 51.63°
- Status
- Docked with another object
- Status date
- September 19, 1980
- Last known active
- Sep 26, 1980
- End of operations
- Sep 26, 1980
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 Q847009 (CC0).