Soyuz T-6 Explained

Soyuz T-6
Insignia:Soyuz T-6 mission patch.png
Cospar Id:1982-063A
Satcat:13292
Mission Duration:7 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes, 52 seconds
Orbits Completed:125
Spacecraft Type:Soyuz-T
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Mass:6850kg (15,100lb)
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur 1/5
Landing Date: UTC
Landing Site:65km (40miles) NE of Arkalyk
Crew Size:3
Crew Members:Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
Jean-Loup Chrétien
Crew Callsign:Pamir (Pamirs)
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:189km (117miles)
Orbit Apoapsis:233km (145miles)
Orbit Inclination:51.7 degrees
Orbit Period:88.7 minutes
Apsis:gee
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Previous Mission:Soyuz T-5
Next Mission:Soyuz T-7
Programme:Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz T-6 was a human spaceflight to Earth orbit to the Salyut 7 space station in 1982.[1] Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chrétien.[1]

The Soyuz-T spacecraft arrived at Salyut 7 following launch on 24 June 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]

Crew

Backup crew

Mission parameters

Mission highlights

Soyuz T-6 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 24 June 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mir Hardware Heritage. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 8 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090907191412/http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf. 7 September 2009.
  2. Web site: Human Spaceflights: International Flight-No. 82. Spacefacts.de. 8 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Salyut 7 EP-1. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 8 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011100600/http://astronautix.com/flights/salt7ep1.htm. 11 October 2011.
  4. Web site: Salyut 7 (Soyuz T-6) French/Soviet Mission (1982). European Space Agency. 8 October 2011.