Launch time26 Aug 197814:51 UTC
success
Orbit: LEO
Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.
Docked with Salyut 6.
Rocket SoyuzU
launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 1/5Kazakhstan
Payloads
| Name | Purpose | Mass | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz 31 | - | - | - |
Docking to Salyut 6
- Docked
As planned
Spacecraft landing
- Date
2 Nov 1978
Crew at start
- Valery Bykovsky Russia
- Sigmund Jähn Germany
Crew at landing
- Vladimir Kovalyonok Russia
- Aleksandr Ivanchenkov Russia