NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1979-029A
Soyuz 33 was a manned Soviet mission launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome with cosmonauts N.N. Rukavishnikov (USSR) and G.I. Ivanov (Bulgaria) on board. It was an unsuccessful mission that failed to dock with the Salyut 6 space station. It was recovered on April 12, 1979 at 16:35 GMT.
Launch Date: 1979-04-10
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 6000 kg
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