launched fromRussia
Soyuz 40
Success
MAY 14198117:16:00 UTCManned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.
Docked with Salyut 6.
LIFTOFF
MAY 14 198117:16:00 UTC
Success
launched fromPad 1/5Baikonur
aboardSoyuz 7K-TintoLEO
Payload
Soyuz 40
Crew
Ascending
- 01Leonid PopovfromRussia
- 02Dumitru PrunariufromRomania
Descending
- 01Leonid PopovfromRussia
- 02Dumitru PrunariufromRomania
At the station
docked atSalyut 6
returned to EarthMay 22, 1981