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Soyuz 17

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Salyut 4 in Assembly Salyut 4 in Assembly Hall Credit: RKK Energia

AKA: Zenit (Zenith). Launched: 1975-01-11. Returned: 1975-02-10. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 29.56 days.

Joint experiments with the Salyut scientific orbital station. Recovered February 9, 1975 11:03 GMT. Landed 110 km NE Tselinograd.

Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Lazarev, Gubarev, Grechko, Makarov, Sevastyanov, Klimuk. Country: Russia. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Projects: Salyut. Launch Sites: Baikonur. Agency: MOM. More at: 7808.

• Soyuz 17 - . Call Sign: Zenit (Zenith ). Crew: Grechko, Gubarev. Backup Crew: Lazarev, Makarov. Support Crew: Klimuk, Sevastyanov. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 38. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Grechko, Gubarev, Klimuk, Lazarev, Makarov, Sevastyanov. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 17. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Duration: 29.56 days. Decay Date: 1975-02-09 . USAF Sat Cat: 7604 . COSPAR: 1975-001A. Apogee: 249 km (154 mi). Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 88.80 min. Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 4. Joint experiments with the Salyut scientific orbital station..

• Landing of Soyuz 17 - . Return Crew: Grechko, Gubarev. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Grechko, Gubarev. Program: Salyut. Flight: Soyuz 17. Soyuz 17 landed at 11:03 GMT, 110 km NE of Tselinograd..