Aleksei Gubarev
Russian - (RFSA)
Deceased
Date of Birth: March 29, 1931
Date of Death: Feb. 21, 2015
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev (Russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Гу́барев; 29 March 1931 – 21 February 2015) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two space flights: Soyuz 17 and Soyuz 28.
Soyuz | Soyuz 17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 10, 1975, 9:43 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
Soyuz 17 was the first of two long-duration missions to the Salyut-4 space station. The mission began on January 10, 1975, 21:43:37 UTC, launching commander Aleksei Gubarev and flight engineer Georgi Grechko into orbit. Spacecraft was manually docked with the station on January 12. During their stay on the station, crew performed an array of astrophysical experiments, including studying the Sun, planets and the stars in a wide electromagnetic spectrum. The mission concluded after 29 days with a safe landing back on Earth on February 9, 1975, 11:03:22 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz-U | Soyuz 28
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 2, 1978, 3:28 p.m.
Status: Success
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.
Low Earth OrbitThe Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-17
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Kuaizhou
Tianqi 29-32
Mobile Launcher Pad - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Long March 2D
Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaEarth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Long March 3B/YZ-1
2 x Beidou-3 MEO
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThese two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
Falcon 9
Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USATwo satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Gali…
