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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 13
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 10, 1978, 10:42 a.m.
Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 85
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 4, 1978, 7:40 a.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 39
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 2, 1978, 10:07 p.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz 28
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 2, 1978, 3:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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 OrbitKosmos-3M | Parus 13
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 28, 1978, 6:43 a.m.
Titan 34B | Jumpseat 5
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 25, 1978, 5 a.m.
Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 1
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 22, 1978, 11:44 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 17
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1978, 4:33 p.m.
N-I | Ume 2
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 16, 1978, 4 a.m.
