Soyuz 24
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Mission: | Soyuz 24 | ||||||
COSPAR-ID : | 1975-106A | ||||||
Spacecraft: |
Soyuz 7K-T ( GRAY index 11F615A9) serial number 66 |
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Dimensions: | 6800 kg | ||||||
Launcher: | Soyuz U (GRAY index 11A511U) | ||||||
Call sign: | Терек (" Terek River") | ||||||
Crew: | 2 | ||||||
Begin: | February 7, 1977, 16:11 UTC | ||||||
Starting place: | Baikonur 1/5 | ||||||
Space station: | Salyut 5 | ||||||
Coupling: | February 8, 1977 | ||||||
Decoupling: | February 25, 1977 | ||||||
Landing: | February 25, 1977, 09:38 UTC | ||||||
Landing place: | 37 km northeast of Arkalik | ||||||
Flight duration: | 17d 17h 26min | ||||||
Earth orbits: | 285 | ||||||
Rotation time : | 89.52 min | ||||||
Apogee : | 346 km | ||||||
Perigee : | 185 km | ||||||
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Soyuz 24 is the mission name for the flight of a Soviet Soyuz spaceship to the Soviet space station Salyut 5 (ALMAZ 3), which started on February 7, 1977 . It was the second (successful) visit by a Soyuz spaceship to this space station and the 42nd flight in the Soviet Soyuz program.
crew
Main crew
- Viktor Wassiljewitsch Gorbatko (2nd space flight), commander
- Juri Nikolajewitsch Glaskow (1st space flight), flight engineer
Gorbatko and Glaskow were previously support team for Soyuz 21 and backup team for Soyuz 23 .
Substitute team
- Anatoly Nikolaevich Berezovoy , commandant
- Mikhail Ivanovich Lisun , flight engineer
The support team consisted of Vladimir Sergeyevich Koselsky and Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky .
Mission overview
The mission initially focused on clarifying the problems that had led to the accelerated termination of the Soyuz 21 mission. Since it was assumed that there might be fuel or other toxic gases in the air, the new crew switched to protective masks. However, the air was found to be clean and breathable.
To solve the problem, equipment was on board that would have enabled a complete change of atmosphere through the airlock. Although the need was resolved, the procedure was conducted as an experiment in case similar problems arose in the future. Air was deflated at one end of the station while being replaced with supplies from the Soyuz-24 spacecraft. However, there was no planned outboard activity.
The team then resumed the program that had been canceled by their predecessors. The Salyut 5 was part of the Soviet military space program as station ALMAZ 3. Therefore, an important test point was the loading of an unmanned return capsule with films and other scientific results. The capsule detached itself from the Salyut on February 26th and was recovered. A similar attempt was already planned with Salyut 3 (ALMAZ 2).
The mission ended after the relatively short time for space stations of 18 days. However, it has been reported that almost as much was achieved in the strenuous and successful period as the previous Soyuz 21 mission in 50 days.
See also
Web links
- Soyuz 24 at spacefacts.de
- Soyuz 24 at space.kursknet.ru (English / Russian , archived 2016)
- Soyuz 24 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Soyuz 24 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)