3
FLIGHTS
SPACEFLIGHTS
83
YEARS
AGE
Vladimir Kovalyonok is a former astronaut from Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). 3 spaceflights.
BIOGRAPHY
Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born March 3, 1942 in Beloye, Minsk Oblast, Belorussian SSR, is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
He entered the Soviet space programme on July 5, 1967 and was commander of three missions. He retired from the cosmonaut team on June 23, 1984.
PERSONAL DETAILS
NationalityRussia
BornMarch 3, 1943
AgencyRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
TypeGovernment
StatusFormer
First FlightOctober 9, 1977
Last FlightMarch 12, 1981
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