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Soyuz 30
| Mission Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Mission Name: | Soyuz 30 |
| Call Sign: | Caucasus |
| Number of Crew Members: | 2 |
| Launch: | June 27, 1978 15:27:21 UTC Baikonur LC1 |
| Landing: | July 5, 1978 13:30:20 UTC 300 km W of Tselinograd |
| Duration: | 7 days 22 hours 2 minutes 59 seconds |
| Number of Orbits: | 125 |
Crew
- Pyotr Klimuk (3)
- Miroslaw Hermaszewski - Poland (1)
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 6800 kg
- Perigee: 197.6 km
- Apogee: 261.3 km
- Inclination: 51.66°
- Period: 88.83 minutes
Mission Highlights
Miroslaw Hermaszewski, the second Intercosmos cosmonaut, flew to Salyut 6 with Pyotr Klimuk. His experiment program stressed life sciences, Earth observations, and study of the aurora borealis.
5th expedition to Salyut-6. Docked with Salyut 6. Hermaszewski was first Polish cosmonaut to orbit.
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