Soyuz 10
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| Mission name | Soyuz 10 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 6,800 kg (15,000 lb) | ||||
| Crew size | 3 [1] | ||||
| Call sign | Гранит (Granit - "Granite")[1] | ||||
| Launch pad | Gagarin's Start[2] | ||||
| Launch date | April 23, 1971 23:54:06 UTC | ||||
| Landing | April 25, 1971 23:40:00 UTC 120 km (75 mi) NW of Karaganda |
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| Mission duration | 1d/23:45:54 | ||||
| Number of orbits | 32 | ||||
| Apogee | 258 km (160 mi) | ||||
| Perigee | 209 km (130 mi) | ||||
| Orbital period | 89.1 min | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.6° | ||||
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Soyuz 10 (Russian: Союз 10, Union 10) was a 1971 Soviet manned mission to the world's first space station, Salyut 1. The docking was not successful and the crew returned to Earth without having entered the station.
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[edit] Mission highlights
Soyuz 10 was launched 23 April 1971. Although the upgraded Soyuz 7K-OKS, featuring a new docking system, successfully brought cosmonauts Vladimir Shatalov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Nikolai Rukavishnikov to the station, they could not dock with it. While the Soyuz physically locked onto Salyut, the connection was not secure enough for the cosmonauts to enter the station safely.[1]
It appeared that the hatch inside the Soyuz was jammed. This led the Soyuz having difficulty detaching from the station when the mission was called off. One last hitch presented itself upon re-entry when the capsule became filled with toxic fumes, causing Rukavishnikov to pass out.
All three crew members recovered from the ordeal unscathed.
[edit] Crew
| Position | Cosmonaut | |
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| Commander | Vladimir Shatalov Third spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer | Aleksei Yeliseyev Third spaceflight |
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| Test Engineer | Nikolai Rukavishnikov First spaceflight |
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[edit] Backup crew
| Position | Cosmonaut | |
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| Commander | Aleksei Leonov | |
| Flight Engineer | Valeri Kubasov | |
| Test Engineer | Pyotr Kolodin | |
[edit] Reserve crew
| Position[1] | Cosmonaut | |
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| Commander | Georgi Dobrovolski | |
| Flight Engineer | Vladislav Volkov | |
| Test Engineer | Viktor Patsayev | |
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)
- Perigee: 209 km (130 mi)
- Apogee: 258 km (160 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 89.1 min
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Mir Hardware Heritage - 1.7.3 (wikisource)
- ^ "Baikonur LC1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/baiurlc1.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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