launched by Russia

Soyuz 40

Success
MAY 14198117:16:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Docked with Salyut 6.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz U into LEO

Spacecraft

Soyuz 7K-T Soyuz 40

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Leonid Popov from Russia
  • 02 Dumitru Prunariu from Romania
Descending
  • 01 Leonid Popov from Russia
  • 02 Dumitru Prunariu from Romania

At the station

docked at Salyut 6

returned to Earth May 22, 1981

last updated Oct 25, 2026