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Soyuz 37
Crew
Gorbatko
Tuan
23 July 1980
18:33 GMT.
Duration
: 79.64 days.
Call Sign
: Terek (Terek - river in the Caucasus).
Return Crew:
Popov
,
Ryumin
.
Backup Crew:
Bykovsky
,
Liem
.
Nation
: USSR.
Launch Site
:
Baikonur
.
Launch Complex
: LC1.
Launch Vehicle
:
Soyuz 11A511U
. Program:
Salyut
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spacecraft.
Spacecraft
:
Soyuz 7K-T
.
Payload
: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 53.
Mass
: 6,800 kg.
Perigee
: 190 km.
Apogee
: 273 km.
Inclination
: 51.5 deg.
Period
: 89.1 min. References:
1
,
2
,
6
,
32
,
33
,
51
.
Salyut 6 Engines
- Closeup of the engines of Salyut 6 as displayed in Moscow in 1981.
Credit: © Mark Wade. 49,382 bytes. 497 x 497 pixels.
