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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-15
Launched
March 13, 1986 · 12:33 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 13, 1986 at 12:33 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,973rd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 3,052nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 242 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovyov. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-15 (Soyuz T 11F732 #21). 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
- 9th Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,973rd launch17th this yearhumanity's 3,052nd orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Leonid KizimCommander · RFSA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Vladimir SolovyovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-15 (Soyuz T 11F732 #21)
Soyuz T-15 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 13 March 1986 12:33 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts to Salyut 7 and Mir. The crew was Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovyov.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 125 days
- Docked March 15, 1986 at Mir Core forward
- Docked March 15, 1986 at Salyut-7 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T-15 · NORAD 16643 · 1986-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-T 15
- Object ID
- 1986-022A
- Epoch
- 1986-03-13 12:21:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22177863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0032112
- Inclination
- 51.6259°
- Ascending node
- 9.0153°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.9106°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.5541°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-15 · NORAD 16643 · docked March 15, 1986
Soyuz-U2 No. 012 Blok-I · re-entered March 16, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
223rd launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 769th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 13, 5:33 PM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz T-15 launch?
Soyuz T-15 launched on March 13, 1986 at 12:33 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-15?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-15 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Mar 13, 5:33 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-15 reach?
Soyuz T-15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 242 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-15 part of?
Mir and Salyut and Soyuz. About Mir