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Soyuz T-6 - Definition and Overview |
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Soyuz T-6
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| Mission Name: | Soyuz T-6
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| Call Sign: | Pamir (Pamirs)
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| Number of Crew Members: | 3
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| Launch: | June 24, 1982
16:29:48 UTC
Baikonur LC1
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| Landing: | July 2, 1982
14:20:40 UTC
65 km NE of Arkalyk
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| Duration: | 7 days 21 hours 50 minutes 52 seconds
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| Number of Orbits: | 125
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Crew
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 189 km
- Apogee: 233 km
- Inclination: 51.7°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
Mission Highlights
2nd expedition to Salyut 7. 10th international crew. Carried cosmonaut from France.
Suffered Argon computer failure 900 m from Salyut 7. Commander Vladimir
Dzhanibekov took manual control and docked with the station 14 minutes
ahead of schedule. The skill he displayed contributed to his being tapped for
the Soyuz-T 13 mission to rescue Salyut 7 in 1985. Chretiens launch marked
the start of a new phase in the manned Intercosmos flights.
During the stay of the Soyuz-T 6 Visiting Expedition, the Elbrus gave visiting Frenchman Jean-Loup Chretien the honor of ejecting a satelliteSalyut 7s weekly bag of wastefrom the small trash airlock. In his diary, Lebedev quoted Chretien as saying Salyut 7 is simple, doesnt look impressive, but is reliable.7
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Example Usage of Soyuz |
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ageekmom: @SRQ2U I did get her a set of li'l space veh (moon buggy, Saturn V, Shuttle stack, Soyuz) at KSC. She broke the solar panels off already! ;) |
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SRQ2U: @ageekmom re:vid soooooooooo funny! should have gotten the Soyuz model. then it would just crash quietly down to the ground. |
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StanZaske: RT @3DSPACE: 3DSpace Subject Bob Thirsk returns safely to Earth on Soyuz TMA-15 - http://bit.ly/7Fm3x5 |
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