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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-1
Launched
December 16, 1979 · 12:29 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 16, 1979 at 12:29 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,360th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 2,280th orbital launch attempt. It was the 177th Soyuz U flight and the 46th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 210 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-1 (Soyuz T 11F732 #6). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 177th Soyuz U flight · 46th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,360th launch87th this yearhumanity's 2,280th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-1 (Soyuz T 11F732 #6)
Third generation Soyuz spacecraft
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 100 days
- Docked December 19, 1979 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T · NORAD 11640 · 1979-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-103A
- Epoch
- 1979-12-16 18:12:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28005409 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007796
- Inclination
- 51.6258°
- Ascending node
- 280.5607°
- Arg. of perigee
- 161.6937°
- Mean anomaly
- 198.4367°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 9.999e-7
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Soyuz T · NORAD 11640 · docked December 19, 1979
Soyuz-U 18-912 Blok-I · re-entered December 18, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Test flight of the Soyuz T spacecraft which docked to Salyut 6
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
217th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 553rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 16, 5:29 PM GMT+5, in twilight
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz T-1 launch?
Soyuz T-1 launched on December 16, 1979 at 12:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Dec 16, 5:29 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-1 reach?
Soyuz T, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 210 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-1 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut