Soyuz 40

Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 40 was launched on May 14, 1981 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 15, 1981).

COSPAR 1981-042ANORAD 12454Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz-40
Common name: Soyuz 40
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-T No. 56
International designator: 1981-042A
NORAD catalog number: 12454
GCAT identifier: S12454
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/053

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 14, 1981 · 17:16 UTC
Launch record: 1981-042Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 268 km
Apogee: 343 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: May 15, 1981
Last known active: May 22, 1981
End of operations: May 22, 1981

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 Q601397 (CC0).