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Soyuz T-9
Soyuz U · Human Exploration
Jun 27, 1983 · 09:12 UTC1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Mission
Soyuz T-5 was the second long-duration expedition to the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on June 27, 1983, 09:12:00 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Lyakhov and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Aleksandrov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 150-day stay on the station, crew carried outd various scientific and medical experiments, performed two EVAs to install additional solar panels on the station, and were visited by 2 uncrewed cargo Progress vehicles. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 23, 1983, 19:58:00 UTC.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- 1/5
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2