Soyuz-U | Soyuz 39
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March 22, 1981, 2:58 p.m. - March 22, 1981, 2:58 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 22, 1981, 2:58 p.m. - March 22, 1981, 2:58 p.m.
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.
Soyuz 39 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 22 March 1981 14:58 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-9 to Salyut 6. The crew was Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa.
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Birth: May 13, 1942
Age: 83
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Birth: Dec. 5, 1947
Age: 77
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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