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 the second expedition to Salyut 7 and the tenth international crew with a cosmonaut from France.
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[edit] Crew
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.
- Vladimir Dzhanibekov (3) - Commander
- Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (2) - Flight Engineer
- Jean-Loup Chrétien (CNES, France) (1) - Research Cosmonaut
[edit] Backup crew
- Leonid Kizim - Commander
- Vladimir Soloviyov - Flight Engineer
- Patrick Baudry (CNES, France) - Research Cosmonaut
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 189 km
- Apogee: 233 km
- Inclination: 51.7°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
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. Chrétien’s 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 Chrétien "the honor" of ejecting a satellite—Salyut 7’s weekly bag of waste—from the small trash airlock. In his diary, Lebedev quoted Chrétien as saying Salyut 7 "is simple, doesn’t look impressive, but is reliable."
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