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Soyuz 21
Crew
Volynov
Zholobov
06 July 1976
12:09 GMT.
Duration
: 49.27 days.
Call Sign
: Baikal (Baikal - lake in Siberia).
Backup Crew:
Rozhdestvensky
,
Zudov
.
Support Crew:
Berezovoi
,
Glazkov
,
Gorbatko
,
Lisun
.
Nation
: USSR.
Launch Site
:
Baikonur
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Soyuz 11A511U
. Program:
Almaz
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spacecraft.
Spacecraft
:
Soyuz 7K-T/A9
.
Payload
: Soyuz 7K-T(A9) s/n 41.
Mass
: 6,800 kg.
Perigee
: 246 km.
Apogee
: 274 km.
Inclination
: 51.6 deg.
Period
: 89.7 min. References:
1
,
2
,
6
,
32
,
33
.
Almaz right exterior
- Aft view of the Almaz, showing the airlock, ringed by propellant tanks. The EVA hatch juts out below the main docking hatch.
Credit: © Mark Wade. 75,161 bytes. 543 x 543 pixels.