Soyuz 18A
Soyuz 18A was the Soviet 7K-T spacecraft No. 39 flown by Vasili Lazarev and Oleg Makarov on April 5, 1975. A launch-vehicle staging failure triggered an automatic abort and high-acceleration ballistic return; the descent module landed safely in the Altai Mountains.
Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz 18A spacecraftSoyuz 18-1 spacecraft7K-T No. 39
- Name
- Soyuz 18A
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Soyuz 18A was the Soviet 7K-T spacecraft No. 39 flown by Vasili Lazarev and Oleg Makarov on April 5, 1975. A launch-vehicle staging failure triggered an automatic abort and high-acceleration ballistic return; the descent module landed safely in the Altai Mountains.
- First Flight Date
- 1975-04-05
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 13:27:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 16:53:21 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1975-04-05
- Search Name
- Soyuz 18A Soyuz 18A spacecraft Soyuz 18-1 spacecraft 7K-T No. 39
- Serial Number
- 7K-T No. 39
- Vehicle Code
- 7K-T No. 39