LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu Jun 24 1982
Soviet Space Program

Soyuz T-6

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(4:29 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(4:29 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(4:29 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz U

Description:

Soyuz U rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Soyuz T-6 was the second mission to the Salyut 7 space station and the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz T-5 resident crew of the station. The mission began on June 24, 1982, 16:29:48 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Ivanchenkov and Research Cosmonaut Jean-Loup Chrétien, the first French cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew performed various scientific and medical experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 2, 1982, 14:20:40 UTC.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5