Vladimir Vasiljevich KOVALJONOK

83 Worldwide / 40 USSR (Russia)

Date of birth:  March 03, 1942.

The 1^st Space Flight:

• Launch:  October 09, 1977 at 02.40; "Soyuz-25”. Commander.
• Docking of "Soyuz-25” with "Salyut-6” station was not performed due to technical reason.
• Landing: October 11, 1977 at 03.25; "Soyuz-25”. Commander.
• Flight duration: 02 days, 00 hours, 44 minutes, 45 seconds. 

The 2^nd Space Flight:

• Launch:  June 15, 1978 at 20.16; "Soyuz-29”. Commander.
• Docking of "Soyuz-29” with "Salyut-6” station on June 16, 1978.
• EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity – 2 hours, 20 minutes) on July 29, 1978.
• Undocking of "Soyuz-31” from "Salyut-6” station on November 02, 1978.
• Landing: November 02, 1978 at 11.04; "Soyuz-31”. Commander.
• Flight duration: 139 days, 14 hours, 47 minutes, 32 seconds.

The new world record of space flight duration.

The 3^rd Space Flight:

• Launch:  March 12, 1981 at 19.00; "SoyuzT-4”. Commander.
• Docking of "SoyuzT-4” with "Salyut-6” station on March 13, 1981.
• Undocking of "SoyuzT-4” from "Salyut-6” station on May 26, 1981.
• Landing: May 26, 1981 at 12.37; "SoyuzT-4”. Commander.

Flight duration: 74 days, 17 hours, 37 minutes, 23 seconds

Total space walks (EVAs) – 1

Total time in outer space (EVAs) - 02 hour 20 minutes.

Total space flights – 3.

Total time in space: 216 days, 09 hours, 09 minutes, 40 seconds