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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-13
Launched
June 6, 1985 · 06:39 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 6, 1985 at 06:39 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,891st launch, 35th this year and humanity's 2,948th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 305 × 341 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-13 (Soyuz T 11F732 #19). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,891st launch35th this yearhumanity's 2,948th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Vladimir DzhanibekovCommander · RFSA · age 43 · 5th flight
Viktor SavinykhFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Landing crew
- Vladimir DzhanibekovCommander · RFSA
Georgy GrechkoFlight Engineer · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-13 (Soyuz T 11F732 #19)
Soyuz T-13 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 6 June 1985 06:39 UTC. It transported one cosmonaut on EO-4-1b and one cosmonaut on EO-4-1a to Salyut 7. The EO-4-1b crew was Vladimir Dzhanibekov and the EO-4-1a crew was Viktor Savinykh.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 112 days
- Docked June 8, 1985 at Salyut-7 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T-13 · NORAD 15804 · 1985-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-T 13
- Object ID
- 1985-043A
- Epoch
- 1985-06-06 13:51:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.85121734 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027144
- Inclination
- 51.628°
- Ascending node
- 2.8298°
- Arg. of perigee
- 226.7932°
- Mean anomaly
- 123.1235°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Soyuz T-13 · NORAD 15804 · docked June 8, 1985
Soyuz-U2 No. 008 Blok-I · re-entered June 8, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz T-13 was the eighth mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on June 6, 1985, 06:39:52 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Flight Engineer Viktor Savinykh into orbit. Following a two day solo flight Soyuz T-13 docked with Salyut 7 on June 08. When arriving there, the station had been vacant since eight month and it had been crippled by a solar array problem. Soyuz T-13 was the first Soyuz to dock manually with an inert Salyut. During their stay on the station, crew had to perform numerous repairs to restore life support, power and other systems, and conducted two EVAs for the same reasons. Cosmonauts were visited by a Progress cargo spacecraft and a Soyuz T-14, who joined the work on the station. Vladimir Dzhanibekov returned to Earth with the Soyuz T-14 crew member, while Viktor Savinykh stayed to continue his work on the station. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on September 26, 1985, 09:51:58 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
215th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 743rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 6, 12:39 PM GMT+6, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz T-13 launch?
Soyuz T-13 launched on June 6, 1985 at 06:39 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-13?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-13 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 6, 12:39 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-13 reach?
Soyuz T-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 305 × 341 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-13 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut