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Entry no.
1978-0029

SOYUZ 26

SOYUZ 26 (NORAD 10506) landed after a space station visit on 16 January 1978, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10506
International designator
1977-113A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
10 Dec 1977Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
16 Jan 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month37 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-T
Programme
7K-T

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

Also ended on 16 Jan 1978

1 entry
1978-0028COSMOS 958 DEB

From the same launch

1977-113
1977-0507SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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