Soyuz 33 Landing Area
The published Soyuz 33 emergency landing point at 45 degrees 54 minutes north, 70 degrees 48 minutes east. Nikolai Rukavishnikov and Georgi Ivanov returned here after aborting the Salyut 6 rendezvous following a main-engine failure.
Identity
- Name
- Soyuz 33 Landing Area
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- soyuz-33-landing-area
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The published Soyuz 33 emergency landing point at 45 degrees 54 minutes north, 70 degrees 48 minutes east. Nikolai Rukavishnikov and Georgi Ivanov returned here after aborting the Salyut 6 rendezvous following a main-engine failure.
- Established Year
- 1,979
- Latitude
- 45.9
- Location
- Kazakhstan, about 316 km southeast of Zhezkazgan
- Longitude
- 70.8
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:59:11 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:59:11 PM