Soyuz T-10

This article is about the successful mission. For the failed mission originally designated Soyuz T-10, see Soyuz T-10-1

Soyuz T-10
Mission statistics
Mission name	Soyuz T-10
Crew size	3
Call sign	Mayak (Beacon)
Launch date	February 8, 1984 12:07:26 UTC Baikonur LC31
Landing	April 11, 1984 10:48:48 UTC 160 km E of Dzhezkazgan (145 km SE of Dzhezkazgan?)
Mission duration	62d/22:41:22
Related missions
Previous mission Subsequent mission Soyuz T-10-1 Soyuz T-11

Fifth expedition to Salyut 7 entering darkened station because of loss of Soyuz T-10-1. Visited by 6th and 7th expeditions.

Crew

Position	Launching Crew	Landing Crew
Commander	Leonid Kizim Second spaceflight	Yuri Malyshev Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer	Vladimir Solovyov First spaceflight	Gennady Strekalov Third spaceflight
Research Cosmonaut	Oleg Atkov First spaceflight	Rakesh Sharma First spaceflight  India

Backup crew

Position	Crew
Commander	Vladimir Vasyutin
Flight Engineer	Viktor Savinykh
Research Cosmonaut	Valeri Polyakov

Mission parameters

• Mass: 6850 kg
• Perigee: 199 km
• Apogee: 219 km
• Inclination: 51.6°
• Period: 88.7 minutes

Mission highlights

The Soyuz T-10 capsule at Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi, India.

Fifth expedition to Salyut 7. Visited by 6th and 7th expeditions.

The three-person Mayak crew entered the darkened Salyut 7 station carrying flashlights. The cosmonauts commented on the burnt-metal odor of the drogue docking unit. By February 17, Salyut 7 was fully reactivated, and the cosmonauts had settled into a routine. Physician Oleg Atkov did household chores and monitored his own health and that of his colleagues, who conducted experiments.

During the previous year a fuel line on the station had ruptured. Kizim and Solovyov carried out three EVAs to try to fix the problem during the mission.

First Indian in space

With this mission, Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian in space. The original Soyuz T-10 capsule is displayed at Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi, India. His conversation with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi can be heard at the display as well.