Soyuz T-11
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| Mission name | Soyuz T-11 | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | Jupiter | ||||
| Launch date | April 3, 1984 13:08:00 UTC Baikonur LC31 |
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| Landing | October 2, 1984 10:57:00 UTC 46 km E of Arkalyk |
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| Mission duration | 181d/21:48:00 | ||||
| Number of orbits | ~2,935 | ||||
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Soyuz T-11 was the 6th expedition to Salyut 7, and carried the first Indian cosmonaut to the Salyut 7 station.
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[edit] Crew
| Position | Launching Crew | Landing Crew |
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| Commander | Yuri Malyshev Second spaceflight  Soviet Union |
Leonid Kizim Second spaceflight Soviet Union |
| Flight Engineer | Gennady Strekalov Third spaceflight Soviet Union |
Vladimir Soloviyov First spaceflight Soviet Union |
| Research Cosmonaut | Rakesh Sharma First spaceflight  India |
Oleg Atkov First spaceflight Soviet Union |
[edit] Backup crew
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| Commander | Anatoli Berezovoy Soviet Union |
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| Flight Engineer | Georgi Grechko Soviet Union |
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| Research Cosmonaut | Ravish Malhotra India |
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[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 195 km
- Apogee: 224 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
Rakesh Sharma conducted an Earth observation program concentrating on India. He also did life sciences and materials processing experiments, including silicium fusing tests. He is also reported to have experimented with practicing Yoga to deal with the effects of prolonged orbital spaceflight.[1]
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