Soyuz T-15 was the last mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station and the first to visit the Mir space station. The mission began on March 13, 1986, 12:33:09 UTC, launching Commander Leonid Kizim and Flight Engineer Volodimir Solovyov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, crew tested station’s systems and were visited by two Progress cargo spacecrafts. On May 5, 1986, 12:12:09 UTC crew undocked from Mir and docked with Salyut the next day. There they collected experiments results, instruments and performed two EVAs. On June 25 crew undocked from Salyut 7 and returned to Mir the next day.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 16, 1986, 12:34:05 UTC.
Launch Overview
Window Open
12:33 UTC
Window Close
12:33 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 13, 1986 · 12:33 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-15 was the last mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station and the first to visit the Mir space station. The mission began on March 13, 1986, 12:33:09 UTC, launching Commander Leonid Kizim and Flight Engineer Volodimir Solovyov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, crew tested station’s systems and were visited by two Progress cargo spacecrafts. On May 5, 1986, 12:12:09 UTC crew undocked from Mir and docked with Salyut the next day. There they collected experiments results, instruments and performed two EVAs. On June 25 crew undocked from Salyut 7 and returned to Mir the next day.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 16, 1986, 12:34:05 UTC.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Launch Overview
Window Open
12:33 UTC
Window Close
12:33 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 13, 1986 · 12:33 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan