Soyuz 34
Soyuz 34 was launched uncrewed to Salyut 6 in June 1979 as a replacement return spacecraft for Vladimir Lyakhov and Valeri Ryumin after the Soyuz 33 engine failure raised reliability concerns. The spacecraft docked with Salyut 6, carried cargo to the station, and returned the Soyuz 32 resident crew to Earth in August 1979.
Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz 34 spacecraftUncrewed Salyut 6 replacement ferry
- Name
- Soyuz 34
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Soyuz 34 was launched uncrewed to Salyut 6 in June 1979 as a replacement return spacecraft for Vladimir Lyakhov and Valeri Ryumin after the Soyuz 33 engine failure raised reliability concerns. The spacecraft docked with Salyut 6, carried cargo to the station, and returned the Soyuz 32 resident crew to Earth in August 1979.
- First Flight Date
- 1979-06-06
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- Operator
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 07:57:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 16:53:39 UTC
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- Last Flight Date
- 1979-08-19
- Search Name
- Soyuz 34 Soyuz 34 spacecraft Uncrewed Salyut 6 replacement ferry
- Vehicle Code
- Soyuz 34