Leonid Ivanovich POPOV

 

93 Worldwide / 46 USSR (Russia)

 

Date of birth:  August 31, 1945.

 

The 1^st Space Flight:

• Launch:  April 09, 1980 at 13.38; "Soyuz-35”. Commander.
• Docking of "Soyuz-35” with "Salyut-6” station on April 10, 1980.
• Undocking of "Soyuz-37” from "Salyut-6” station on October 11, 1980.
• Landing: October 11, 1980 at 09.49; "Soyuz-37”. Commander.
• Flight duration: 184 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes, 35 seconds.

The new world record of space flight duration.

 

The 2^nd Space Flight: 14.05.1981 - 22.05.1981.

• Launch:  May 14, 1981 at 17.16; "Soyuz-40”. Commander.
• Docking of "Soyuz-40” with "Salyut-6” station on May 15, 1981.
• Undocking of "Soyuz-40” from "Salyut-6” station on May 22, 1981.
• Landing: May 22, 1981 at 13.58; "Soyuz-40”. Commander.
• Flight duration: 07 days, 20 hours, 41 minutes, 52 seconds.

It was the last flight of the spacecraft of "Soyuz” series.

 

The 3^rd Space Flight:

• Launch:  August 19, 1982 at 17.11; "SoyuzT-7”. Commander.
• Docking of "SoyuzT-7” with "Salyut-7” station on August 20, 1982.
• Undocking of "SoyuzT-5” from "Salyut-7” station on August 27, 1982.
• Landing: August 27, 1982 at 15.04; "SoyuzT-5”. Commander.
• Flight duration: 07 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes, 24 seconds.

 

Total space flights – 3.

Total time in space: 200 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes, 51 seconds.

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