Leonid Popov

• Status: Retired
• In Space: No
• Date of Birth: 08/31/1945
• First Flight: 04/09/1980
• Last Flight: 08/19/1982

Launches

• Soyuz-U | Soyuz 35
• Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-7
• Soyuz-U | Soyuz 40

Leonid Popov, a Ukrainian astronaut affiliated with the government agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), embarked on 3 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalks during his/her career as an astronaut.

Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987.