Soyuz T-6
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| Mission name | Soyuz T-6 | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | Pamir (Pamirs) | ||||
| Launch date | June 24, 1982 16:29:48 UTC Gagarin's Start |
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| Landing | July 2, 1982 14:20:40 UTC 65 km NE of Arkalyk |
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| Mission duration | 7d/21:50:52 | ||||
| Number of orbits | 125 | ||||
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Soyuz T-6 was a manned spaceflight to Earth orbit to the Salyut 7 space station in 1982.[1] Along with two Russians, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chrétien.[1]
The Soyuz-T spacecraft arrived at Salyut 7 following launch on June 24, 1982 and one day of solo operations. During the T-6 mission's time docked to the station, the crew performed joint Soviet-French experiments, including cardiovascular echography, alongside the station's resident crew.[2]
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[edit] Crew
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| Commander | Vladimir Dzhanibekov Third spaceflight  Soviet Union |
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| Flight Engineer | Aleksandr Ivanchenkov Second spaceflight Soviet Union |
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| Research Cosmonaut | Jean-Loup Chrétien First spaceflight  France |
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[edit] Backup crew
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| Commander | Leonid Kizim Soviet Union |
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| Flight Engineer | Vladimir Soloviyov Soviet Union |
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| Research Cosmonaut | Patrick Baudry France |
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[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 189 km
- Apogee: 233 km
- Inclination: 51.7°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
Soyuz T-6 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on June 24, 1982, at 16:29 GMT. Docking with the Salyut 7 station was completed manually after problems arose with the spacecraft's onboard automatic docking systems.[2][3]
Once aboard Salyut 7, the crew completed joint Soviet-French, including echography and antibiotic experiments, with the station's resident crew, the crew of Soyuz T-5.[4]
The mission transported the first French astronaut, Jean-Loup Chrétien, into space. While aboard the station, the resident crew afforded him the opportunity to eject Salyut 7's weekly bag of waste into space through the station's small trash airlock. Valentin Lebedev, writing in his diary, quoted Chrétien as saying Salyut 7 "is simple, doesn't look impressive, but is reliable."[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Mir Hardware Heritage". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Human Spaceflights: International Flight-No. 82". Spacefacts.de. http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-t6.htm. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Salyut 7 EP-1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/flights/salt7ep1.htm. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Salyut 7 (Soyuz T-6) French/Soviet Mission (1982)". European Space Agency. http://eea.spaceflight.esa.int/?pg=expl&ms=264. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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