- Soyuz T-6
Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Soyuz T-6
sign = Pamir (Pamirs)
crew_members = 3
launch =June 24 ,1982
16:29:48 UTCGagarin's Start
landing =July 2 ,1982
14:20:40 UTC
65 km NE ofArkalyk
duration = 7d/21:50:52
orbits = 125
next =Soyuz T-7
previous =Soyuz T-5 |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 CosmonautBackup crew
*
Leonid Kizim - Commander
*Vladimir Soloviyov - Flight Engineer
*Patrick Baudry (CNES ,France ) - Research CosmonautMission parameters
*Mass: 6850 kg
*Perigee: 189 km
*Apogee: 233 km
*Inclination: 51.7°
*Period: 88.7 minutesMission highlights
The second expedition to
Salyut 7 . The tenth international crew with a cosmonaut from France.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."
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.