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Molniya-M | US-K 9
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 28, 1978, 2:58 a.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz 30
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 27, 1978, 3:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 30 was the fifth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EP-3 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew. The mission began on June 27, 1978, 15:27:21 UTC, launching Commander Pyotr Klimuk and Research Engineer Mirosław Hermaszewski, the first Polish cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 5, 1978, 13:30:20 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitAtlas F/Agena D | Seasat 1
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 27, 1978, 1:12 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 18
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 21, 1978, 9:27 a.m.
Delta 2914 | GOES 3
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 16, 1978, 10:49 a.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz 29
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 15, 1978, 8:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 29 was the fourth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EO-2 expedition, which was the second long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on June 15, 1978, 20:16:45 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Ivanchenkov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 136-day stay on the station, EO-2 crew conducted various scientific experiments, performed an EVA and were visited by three uncrewed Progress cargo spacecrafts and two visiting crews, Soyuz 30 and Soyuz 31. EO-2 crew swapped the vehicles with the Soyuz 31 crew, and returned to Earth in Soyuz 31 spacecraft. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 2, 1978, 11:05:00 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitTitan IIID | KH-11 2
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 14, 1978, 6:23 p.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 18
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 12, 1978, 10:30 a.m.
Titan IIIC | Chalet 8
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 10, 1978, 7:08 p.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 10, 1978, 8:35 a.m.
