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
- Slug
- 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.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7f0sbcs2e8edd9jedgh8m19d8ae1qt
- Operator Id
- vh78errgr185ymjehn1gvkqm8d89t0nh
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wfwnxwmr6ss4vppsvz5cp3x8afp05
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:27:45 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 4:53:21 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1975-04-05
- Last Flight Date
- 1975-04-05
- Serial Number
- 7K-T No. 39
- Vehicle Code
- 7K-T No. 39