Soyuz 40
Soyuz 40 was the Romanian Intercosmos visiting mission to Salyut 6. Leonid Popov commanded the Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft with Dumitru Dorin Prunariu as research cosmonaut, launching from Baikonur Site 1/5 on May 14, 1981 and docking with Salyut 6 the following day. During the station visit, the crew worked with the resident expedition on scientific and technical experiments, including Earth observation opportunities over Romania, biomedical studies, and investigations of the space environment. The spacecraft landed southeast of Dzheskasgan on May 22 after 124 orbits.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Intercosmos RomaniaSalyut 6 visiting expeditionDnieper
- Name
- Soyuz 40
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz 40 was the Romanian Intercosmos visiting mission to Salyut 6. Leonid Popov commanded the Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft with Dumitru Dorin Prunariu as research cosmonaut, launching from Baikonur Site 1/5 on May 14, 1981 and docking with Salyut 6 the following day. During the station visit, the crew worked with the resident expedition on scientific and technical experiments, including Earth observation opportunities over Romania, biomedical studies, and investigations of the space environment. The spacecraft landed southeast of Dzheskasgan on May 22 after 124 orbits.
- End Date
- 1981-05-22
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Soyuz 40 docked with Salyut 6, supported a week of Intercosmos research with Romania's first space traveler, and returned Popov and Prunariu safely to Earth.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1981-05-14
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Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_40
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 10:16:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:45 UTC
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- Soyuz 40 Intercosmos Romania Salyut 6 visiting expedition Dnieper
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