LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
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

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz U

Description:

Soyuz U rocket
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 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

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