| Operator | OKB-1 |
|---|---|
| Cospar id | 1978-003A |
| Satcat | 10560 |
| Mission duration | 65 days |
| Orbits completed | 1025 |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz s/n 44 |
| Soyuz 7K-T | Soyuz s/n 44 |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 6800 kg |
| Launch date | 10 January 1978, 12:26:00 UTC |
| Launch rocket | Soyuz-U s/n D15000-106 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5[1] |
| Launch contractor | OKB-1 |
| Landing date | 16 March 1978, 11:18:47 UTC |
| Landing site | 310 km at west of Tselinograd |
| Crew launching | Vladimir Dzhanibekov Oleg Makarov |
| Crew landing | Yuri Romanenko Georgy Grechko |
| Crew callsign | Памир Pamir Pamir Mountains |
| Orbit reference | Geocentric |
| Orbit regime | Low Earth |
| Orbit periapsis | 198.9 km |
| Orbit apoapsis | 253.8 km |
| Orbit inclination | 51.65° |
| Orbit period | 88.73 minutes |
| Apsis | gee |
| Previous mission | Soyuz 26 |
| Next mission | Soyuz 28 |
| Programme | Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
| Docking target | Salyut 6 |
|---|---|
| dock | 11 January 1978, 14:05:54 UTC |
| Undocking date | 16 March 1978, 07:58:00 UTC |
Soyuz 27 (Russian: Союз 27, Union 27) was a 1978 Soviet crewed spacecraft which flew to the orbiting Salyut 6 space station, during the mission EP-1.[2] It was the third crewed flight to the station, the second successful docking and the first visitation mission. Once docked, it marked the first time that three spacecraft were docked together.
The main function of the EP-1 mission was to swap Soyuz craft with the orbiting crew, in so doing freeing a docking port for a forthcoming supply tanker. Cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Oleg Makarov returned to Earth in the Soyuz 26 spacecraft after spending five days on the station. The descent module is displayed at the Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.[3]
Mission parameters
- Mass: 6,800 kilograms (15,000 lb)
- Perigee: 198.9 kilometres (123.6 mi)
- Apogee: 253.8 kilometres (157.7 mi)
- Inclination: 51.65°
- Period: 88.73 minutes
References
- ^ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Becker, Joachim. "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz 27". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Подорож у минуле" [Journey to the past] (in Russian). S.P. Korolev Cosmonautics Museum of the Zhytomyr Regional Council. Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics. 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
External links
- Zimmerman, Robert (6 September 2003). Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel. doi:10.17226/10531. ISBN 978-0-309-09739-0. Retrieved 10 August 2017.