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Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovalyonok | |
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 Cosmonaut Vladimir Kovalyonok in Vologda | |
| Born | 3 March 1942 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Occupation | Pilot-cosmonaut |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 216d 09h 08m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 4 |
| Missions | Soyuz 25, Soyuz 29/Soyuz 31, Soyuz T-4 |
Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born 3 March 1942) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
He entered the Soviet space programme on July 5, 1967, and was commander of three missions. Together with Aleksandr Ivanchenkov he flew the long-endurance mission EO-2 which set a new record of 139 days in space. He retired from the cosmonaut team on June 23, 1984.
From 1990 to 1992 he was a Director of the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia).