Historical mission record
This page records Soyuz U | Soyuz-34 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft sent to Salyut 6 to return the Soyuz 33 crew to Earth
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz U
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Soyuz 34
- Destination
- Salyut 6
- Launch pad
- 31/6
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Programs
- Soyuz, Salyut
The people behind the mission
Meet the crew
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Landing crew
Soyuz 34
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Soyuz U
- Height
- 51.1 m
- Diameter
- 2.95 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 714
- First flight
- 1973-05-18
Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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