Soyuz 27

USSR

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	10.01.1978
Launch time:	12:26 UTC
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	190 - 237 km
Inclination:	51,57°
Docking Salyut 6:	11.01.1978, 14:05:54 UTC
Undocking Salyut 6:	16.03.1978, 07:58 UTC
Landing date:	16.01.1978
Landing time:	11:24 UTC
Landing site:	265 km W of Tselinograd

Crew

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

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Dzhanibekov
2	Makarov

Landing
1	Romanenko
2	Grechko

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position
1	Kovalyonok	Vladimir Vasiliyevich	Commander
2	Ivanchenkov	Aleksandr Sergeyevich	Flight Engineer

Flight

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

Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with Salyut 6 on 11.01.1978. It was the first ever guest crew visiting the first resident crew on Salyut 6 space station. 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.