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Soyuz 40

Rocket launch

by Russia

Launch time14 May 198117:16 UTC

success

Orbit: LEO

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Docked with Salyut 6.

Rocket SoyuzU

launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 1/5Kazakhstan

Payloads

NamePurposeMassComment
Soyuz 40---

Docking to Salyut 6

  • Docked

    As planned

Spacecraft landing

  • Date

    22 May 1981

Crew at start

  • Leonid Popov Russia
  • Dumitru Prunariu Romania

Crew at landing

  • Leonid Popov Russia
  • Dumitru Prunariu Romania