Soyuz 33
Failure
APR 10197917:34:00 UTCManned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.
Failed to dock with Salyut 6.
LIFTOFF
APR 10 197917:34:00 UTC
Failure
launched from Pad 31/6 Baikonur
aboard Soyuz 7K-T into LEO
Payload
Soyuz 33
Crew
Ascending
- 01 Nikolai Rukavishnikov from Russia
- 02 Georgi Ivanov from Bulgaria
Descending
- 01 Nikolai Rukavishnikov from Russia
- 02 Georgi Ivanov from Bulgaria
Docking
attempted to dock with Salyut 6
returned to Earth Apr 12, 1979
Docking failed when the main engine (KTDU) shut down early during the approach burn — the Igla rendezvous system itself worked. The deorbit burn was made on the backup engine.