Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 62

Soyuz 27

Soyuz 26

USSR

 early Salyut patch

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  10.01.1978
Launch time:  12:26 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  190 - 237 km
Inclination:  51,57°
Landing date:  16.01.1978
Landing time:  11:24 UT
Landing site:  265 km W of Tselinograd
Crew Soyuz 27

Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Dzhanibekov  Vladimir Aleksandrovich  Commander 1 5d 22h 58m  94 
2 USSR  Makarov  Oleg Grigoriyevich  Flight Engineer 2 5d 22h 58m  94 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Dzhanibekov
2  Makarov
Soyuz spaceship
Landing
1  Romanenko
2  Grechko

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job
1 USSR  Kovalyonok  Vladimir Vasiliyevich  Commander
2 USSR  Ivanchenkov  Aleksandr Sergeyevich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz 27 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing with Soyuz 26-capsule 265 km west of Tselinograd.

First ever guest crew visiting the first resident crew on Salyut 6 spacestation. The four cosmonauts conducted many experiments, including Rezonans, which was designed to determine if resonant frequencies might threaten the structural integrity of the three-spacecraft combination (Soyuz 26, Salyut 6 and Soyuz 27). Additional work were photography of Earth surface, solar observation and astronomical experiments.

Drawings

Salyut 6 Salyut 6
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