launched by Russia

Soyuz 27

Success
JAN 10197812:26:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Docked with Salyut 6.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz U into LEO

Payload

Soyuz 27

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Vladimir Dzhanibekov from Russia
  • 02 Oleg Makarov from Russia
Descending
  • 01 Yury Romanenko from Russia
  • 02 Georgy Grechko from Russia

At the station

docked at Salyut 6

returned to Earth Mar 16, 1978

last updated Oct 11, 2026