Cosmonaut Biography: Leonid Popov
- ️Joachim Becker
Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Leonid Ivanovich |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 31.08.1945 |
| Birthplace: | Aleksandriya, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 27.04.1970 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-5 |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 13.06.1987 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz 35 / Soyuz 37 | Commander | 09.04. - 11.10.1980 | 184d 20h 11m |
| 2 | Soyuz 40 | Commander | 14.05. - 22.05.1981 | 7d 20h 41m |
| 3 | Soyuz T-7 / Soyuz T-5 | Commander | 19.08. - 27.08.1982 | 7d 21h 52m |
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| Total | 200d 14h 44m |
Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 22 | Commander |
| 2 | Soyuz 32 | Commander |
| 3 | Soyuz T-13 | Commander |
Additional information
Graduated from Higher Air Force School Chernigov, with a degree in electrical engineering, 1968; graduated from Gagarin Military Academy, Monino, 1976; graduated from Military General Staff Academy, Moscow, 1989; pilot and Major General, Soviet Air Force Res.; was selected as cosmonaut on 27.04.1970 (TsPK-5); was assigned as double commander for e.g. Soyuz 22 and Soyuz 32; later he worked in the General Staff of Air Forces within the Ministry of Defense; hobbies: Camping, fishing; resigned from active duty in 1995.
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