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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 28, 1981, 9:30 a.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-3 24L
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 24, 1981, 3:31 a.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz 39
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 22, 1981, 2:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 39 was the 15th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-9 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz T-4 resident crew. The mission began on March 22, 1981, 14:58, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Research Cosmonaut Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, the first Mongolian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, EP-9 crew conducted Earth observation, material, medical and other experiments, including cosmic radiation research. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 30, 1981, 11:40:58 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Tsiklon-2 | US-P 10
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 20, 1981, 11:45 p.m.
Proton-K/DM | Raduga 8
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 18, 1981, 4:40 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 34
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 17, 1981, 8:40 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 9
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 16, 1981, 7:24 p.m.
Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 12
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 14, 1981, 4:55 p.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-4
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 12, 1981, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz T-4 was the 14th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EO-6 expedition, which was the final long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on March 12, 1981, 19:00:11 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Viktor Savinykh into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 74-day stay on the station, EO-6 crew conducted various experiments, and were visited by Soyuz 39 and Soyuz 40 crews. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on May 26, 1981, 12:37:34 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitKosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m.
