Soyuz 17
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Mission: | Soyuz 17 | ||
COSPAR-ID : | 1975-001A | ||
Spacecraft: |
Soyuz 7K-T ( GRAY index 11F615A8) serial number 38 |
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Dimensions: | 6800 kg | ||
Launcher: | Soyuz (GRAY index 11A511) | ||
Call sign: | Зенит (" zenith ") | ||
Crew: | 2 | ||
Begin: | January 10, 1975, 21:43:37 UTC | ||
Starting place: | Baikonur 1/5 | ||
Space station: | Salyut 4 | ||
Coupling: | January 12, 1975, 01:25 UTC | ||
Decoupling: | February 9, 1975, 06:08 UTC | ||
Duration on Salyut 4: | 28d 4h 43min | ||
Landing: | February 9, 1975, 11:03:22 UTC | ||
Landing place: | 110 km northeast of Zelinograd | ||
Flight duration: | 29d 13h 19min 45s | ||
Earth orbits: | 479 | ||
Rotation time : | 88.8 min | ||
Apogee : | 249 km | ||
Perigee : | 185 km | ||
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Soyuz 17 is the mission designation for the flight of a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft to the Soviet space station Salyut 4, which started on January 10, 1975 . It was the first Soyuz spacecraft visit to this space station and the 32nd flight in the Soviet Soyuz program.
crew
Main crew
- Alexei Alexandrovich Gubarev (1st space flight), commander
- Georgi Michailowitsch Grechko (1st space flight), flight engineer
Substitute team
- Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev , Commander
- Oleg Grigoryevich Makarow , flight engineer
The support team consisted of Pyotr Klimuk and Vitaly Sevastyanov .
Mission overview
The focus of the work was on astronomical and astrophysical investigations. The mirror of the main solar observation instrument had to be recoated.
The orbit height of Salyut 4 was about 350 km above the earth (favorable in terms of astronomical observations), therefore maneuvers to approach the station were necessary.
With a flight duration of 29 days, a new Soviet long-term record was set. In contrast, the Americans had spent almost three months in a space station with Skylab 4 .
See also
Web links
- Soyuz 17 at spacefacts.de
- Soyuz 17 at space.kursknet.ru (English / Russian , archived 2016)
- Soyuz 17 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Soyuz 17 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)