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Soyuz 36

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Salyut 6 EP-5 Credit: www.spacefacts.de

AKA: Orion (Orion); Salyut 6 EP-5. Launched: 1980-05-26. Returned: 1980-06-03. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 7.87 days.

Transported the fifth international crew under the Interkosmos program, comprising V N Kubasov (USSR) and B Farkas (Hungary) to the Salyut-6 station to carry out scientific research and experiments.

This flight was postponed from June 1979 after the Soyuz 33 main engine failure. The crew returned to earth aboard Soyuz 35 on June 3, 1980 15:07 GMT. Landed 140 km SE Dzhezkazgan.

Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Gorbatko, Kubasov, Dzhanibekov, Tuan, Farkas, Magyari. Spacecraft: Salyut 6. More at: 7827.

• Soyuz 36 - . Call Sign: Orion (Orion ). Crew: Farkas, Kubasov. Backup Crew: Dzhanibekov, Magyari. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 52. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Dzhanibekov, Farkas, Kubasov, Magyari. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 6. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 35, Soyuz 36. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Duration: 65.87 days. Decay Date: 1980-07-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 11811 . COSPAR: 1980-041A. Apogee: 263 km (163 mi). Perigee: 190 km (110 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 89.00 min. Transported the fifth international crew under the INTERCOSMOS programme, comprising V N Kubasov (USSR) and B Farkas (Hungary) to the Salyut-6 station to carry out scientific research and experiments..

• Landing of Soyuz 35 - . Return Crew: Farkas, Kubasov. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Farkas, Kubasov. Program: Salyut 6. Flight: Soyuz 35, Soyuz 36. Soyuz 35 landed at 15:07 GMT, 140 km SE Dzehezkazgan, with the crew of Farkas and Kubasov aboard..