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Soyuz-U | Soyuz 28

March 2, 1978 at 3:28 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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March 2, 1978 at 3:28 PM UTC

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420

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Soyuz U
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Mission description

Soyuz 28 was the third mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station. This mission, being the first of the Intercosmos program, had the first ever international crew. The mission began on March 2, 1978, 15:28 UTC, launching Commander Aleksei Gubarev and Research Cosmonaut Vladimír Remek into orbit. They docked with the station the next day and greeted the crew of the long0duration EO-1 expedition. During their stay on the station, Soyuz 28 crew performed various scientific and technological experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 10, 1978, 13:44 UTC.

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Soyuz U

Soyuz

Height

51.1 m

Diameter

2.95 m

LEO capacity

6,900 kg

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694

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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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