October 9, 1977 at 2:40 AM UTC
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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October 9, 1977 at 2:40 AM UTC
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420
Soyuz 25 was meant to be the first crewed flight to the new Salyut 6 space station. The mission began on October 9, 1977, 02:40:35 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Valery Rumin into orbit. However, they failed to dock with the station despite five attempts, and had to abort the mission. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on October 11, 1977, 03:25:20 UTC.
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Soyuz 25. Baikonur cosmodrome. Launch
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Height
51.1 m
Diameter
2.95 m
LEO capacity
6,900 kg
Successful launches
694
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
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