Lev Dyomin

Also known as Lev Stepanovich Dyomin

Soviet cosmonaut (1926–1998)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1926 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century Russian explorers.

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Key facts

Born: Lev Stepanovich Dyomin , ( 1926-01-11 ) 11 January 1926, Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Died: 18 December 1998 (1998-12-18) (aged 72), Zvyozdny Gorodok , Russia
Occupation: Pilot
Awards: Hero of the Soviet Union
Rank: Colonel , Soviet Air Force
Time in space: 2d 00h 12m
Selection: Air Force Group 2
Missions: Soyuz 15

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Lev
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Moscow
Place of death: Zvyozdny gorodok
Occupation: philatelist
Position held: president
Educated at: Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Languages spoken: Russian
Military rank: colonel
Image: 1974 CPA 4403.jpg

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date of death: 1998-12-18
Commons category: Lev Dyomin
date of birth: 1926-01-11
P450: Soyuz 15
Commons gallery: Lev Dyomin
time in space: 2892
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: cancer
name in native language: Лев Дёмин

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Encyclopedic overview

Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (Russian: Лев Степанович Дёмин; 11 January 1926 – 18 December 1998) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This spaceflight was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but the docking failed.

Biography

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