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Delta 2914 | Geos 2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 14, 1978, 10:43 a.m.
Soyuz U | Progress 2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 7, 1978, 11:26 a.m.
Soyuz U | Energiya 2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 2, 1978, 9:30 a.m.
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1C
Convair | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 29, 1978, 10:24 p.m.
Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 4
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 28, 1978, 5:35 p.m.
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.
