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Entry no.
1978-0308

SOYUZ 30

SOYUZ 30 (NORAD 10968) landed after a space station visit on 5 July 1978, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10968
International designator
1978-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Jun 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
5 Jul 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 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 A9
Programme
7K-TA

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

8 days

Also ended on 5 Jul 1978

1 entry
1978-0307TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

From the same launch

1978-065
1978-0301SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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