Soyuz 36
Soyuz 36 was the Hungarian Intercosmos visiting mission to Salyut 6. Valeriy Kubasov commanded the Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft with Bertalan Farkas as research cosmonaut, launching from Baikonur on May 26, 1980 and docking with Salyut 6 the next day. The crew worked with the resident station crew on a Hungarian-supported research programme before returning to Earth on Soyuz 35 on June 3 after nearly eight days in orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Intercosmos HungarySalyut 6 visiting expedition
- Name
- Soyuz 36
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz 36 was the Hungarian Intercosmos visiting mission to Salyut 6. Valeriy Kubasov commanded the Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft with Bertalan Farkas as research cosmonaut, launching from Baikonur on May 26, 1980 and docking with Salyut 6 the next day. The crew worked with the resident station crew on a Hungarian-supported research programme before returning to Earth on Soyuz 35 on June 3 after nearly eight days in orbit.
- End Date
- 1980-06-03
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Soyuz 36 delivered Kubasov and Farkas to Salyut 6 for the Hungarian Intercosmos mission, and the visiting crew returned safely aboard Soyuz 35.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1980-05-26
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_36
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 12:13:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:45 UTC
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- Search Name
- Soyuz 36 Intercosmos Hungary Salyut 6 visiting expedition
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