LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Mar 02 1978
Soviet Space Program
Soyuz 28
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:28 PM UTC)
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(3:28 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:28 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
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MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- 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 VladimÃr 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
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