LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Mon Jun 27 1983

Soviet Space Program

Soyuz T-9

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(9:12 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(9:12 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:12 AM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Soyuz U

Type: Human Exploration
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.

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5