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{{Short description|Soviet cosmonaut (born 1940)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox astronaut
| image       = Kovalenok and Ivanchenkov.jpg
| image_size = 270px
|caption = [[Vladimir Kovalyonok]] and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov on the 1978 Soviet stamp "140 days in space"
| name        = Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov
| type        = Cosmonaut
| nationality = [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] / Russian
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|9|28}}
|status       =Retired
| birth_place = [[Ivanteyevka, Moscow Oblast|Ivanteyevka]], [[USSR]]
| occupation  = [[Engineer]]
| selection   = [[List of astronauts by selection#1973|Civilian Specialist Group 5]]
| eva1        = 1
| eva2        = 2 hours 5 minutes
| time        = 147d 12h 37m
| mission     = [[Soyuz 29]]/[[Soyuz 31]], [[Soyuz T-6]]
| insignia    = 
| awards      = [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (2)<br>[[Order of Lenin]] (2)
}}
'''Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov''' ({{langx|ru|Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Иванче́нков}}; born 28 September 1940) is a retired [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[astronaut|cosmonaut]] who flew as Flight Engineer on [[Soyuz 29]] and [[Soyuz T-6]], he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.<ref name="spacefacts"/>

Ivanchenkov first flew on [[Soyuz 29]] in 1978 to the [[Salyut 6]] space station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soyuz-29|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-29.htm|website=spacefacts.de|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander [[Vladimir Kovalyonok]] and flight engineer Ivanchenkov established a new space endurance record of 139 days.<ref>{{cite news|title=2 Soviet Cosmonauts Land After Record 139 Days in Orbit|author=Kevia Kloss|date=November 3, 1978|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/11/03/2-soviet-cosmonauts-land-after-record-139-days-in-orbit/9644b2a5-8f22-4525-82aa-f9e2ca3c30eb/|access-date=March 31, 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

Ivanchenkov flew for a second time in 1982 on the [[Soyuz T-6]] mission to the [[Salyut 7]] space station.<ref name=mirhh>{{cite web|title=Mir Hardware Heritage|url=http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|access-date=8 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907191412/http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf|archive-date=7 September 2009}}</ref> Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, [[Jean-Loup Chrétien]].<ref name=mirhh/>

== Biography ==
Ivanchenkov is married with one child.  He was selected as a cosmonaut on 27 March 1973. He retired on 3 November 1993.<ref name="spacefacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/ivanchenkov_aleksandr.htm|title=Ivanchenkov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich|website=spacefacts.de|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
*Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]];
*[[Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR]];
*Two [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]];
*[[Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"]] (Russian Federation);
*Hero of the German Democratic Republic;
*[[Order of Karl Marx]];
*Commander of the [[Legion of Honour]] (France);
*[[Cross of Grunwald]] 3rd class.

==See also==
*[[Spaceflight records]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043952/http://www.baikonuradm.ru/index.php?mod=180 The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur]


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[[Category:Salyut program cosmonauts]]
[[Category:Spacewalkers]]


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