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Entry no.
1981-0254

SOYUZ 40

SOYUZ 40 (NORAD 12454) landed after a space station visit on 22 May 1981, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12454
International designator
1981-042A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 May 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 May 1981UTC 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
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

8 days

From the same launch

1981-042
1981-0245SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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