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Soyuz T-12

Launched

July 17, 1984 · 17:40 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

Soyuz T-12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 17, 1984 at 17:40 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,816th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 2,848th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 3 crew members flew: Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Svetlana Savitskaya and Igor Volk. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-12 (Soyuz T 11F732 #18). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Soyuz-U2 · Soviet Space ProgramSalyut, Soyuz
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
6th Soyuz-U2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,816th launch57th this yearhumanity's 2,848th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year

Crew

3 people

Spacecraft

Soyuz T-12 (Soyuz T 11F732 #18)

Soyuz T-15 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 17 July 1984 17:40 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EP-4 to Salyut 7. The EP-4 crew was Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Svetlana Savitskaya, and Igor Volk.

  • Destination: Salyut 7
  • Mission length: 11 days
  • Docked July 18, 1984 at Salyut-7 forward

The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.5°Inclination
204 × 239 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
210.1°Ascending node
15430 d agoElement epoch1984-07-17 20:26 UTC · stale

Soyuz T-12 · NORAD 15119 · 1984-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1984-073A
Epoch
1984-07-17 20:26:53 UTC
Mean motion
16.22049004 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0026664
Inclination
51.4981°
Ascending node
210.0956°
Arg. of perigee
82.5038°
Mean anomaly
277.3922°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
B*
0

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-12 · NORAD 15119 · docked July 18, 1984

Soyuz-U2 No. 006 Blok-I · re-entered July 20, 1984

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Soyuz T-12 was the seventh mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station and the second to visit the long-duration Soyuz T-10 resident crew of the station. The mission began on July 17, 1984, 17:40:54 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Flight Engineer Svetlana Savitskaya and Research Igor Volk into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 9-day stay on the station, crew carried out various experiments, and Savitskaya became the first woman to ever perform a spacewalk. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 29, 1984, 12:55:30 UTC.

Pad

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31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

277th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 714th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 17, 11:40 PM GMT+6, at night

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

50 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Soyuz T-12 launch?

Soyuz T-12 launched on July 17, 1984 at 17:40 UTC.

Where can I watch Soyuz T-12?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Soyuz T-12?

Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet

Where did Soyuz T-12 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jul 17, 11:40 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Soyuz T-12 reach?

Soyuz T-12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.5°.

Which program is Soyuz T-12 part of?

Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut