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Soyuz 28
Soyuz U · Human Exploration
Mar 2, 1978 · 15:28 UTC1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Mission
Soyuz 28 was the third mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station. This mission, being the first of the Intercosmos program, had the first ever international crew. The mission began on March 2, 1978, 15:28 UTC, launching Commander Aleksei Gubarev and Research Cosmonaut VladimÃr Remek into orbit. They docked with the station the next day and greeted the crew of the long0duration EO-1 expedition. During their stay on the station, Soyuz 28 crew performed various scientific and technological experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 10, 1978, 13:44 UTC.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- 1/5
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2