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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-2
Launched
June 5, 1980 · 14:19 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 5, 1980 at 14:19 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,398th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 2,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 195th Soyuz U flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Vladimir Aksyonov and Yury Malyshev. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-2 (Soyuz T 11F732 #7). 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
- 195th Soyuz U flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,398th launch36th this yearhumanity's 2,329th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Vladimir AksyonovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Yury MalyshevCommander · RFSA · age 38 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-2 (Soyuz T 11F732 #7)
Soyuz T-2 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 5 June 1980 14:19 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts to Salyut 6. The crew was Yury Malyshev and Vladimir Aksyonov.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 3 days 22 hours
- Docked June 6, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T-2 · NORAD 11825 · 1980-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-045A
- Epoch
- 1980-06-05 14:08:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19997406 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025634
- Inclination
- 51.6229°
- Ascending node
- 118.9452°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.3285°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.0587°
- 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-2 · NORAD 11825 · docked June 6, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 196 Blok-I · re-entered June 7, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz T-2 was the first crewed flight of the new Soyuz vehicle. It was the tenth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EP-6 crew, which visited the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. The mission began on June 5, 1980, 14:19:30 UTC, launching Commander Yury Malyshev and Flight Engineer Vladimir Aksyonov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 2-day stay on the station, crew carried out few scientific experiments. After Soyuz T-2 undocked, its crew photographed and visually inspected the space station. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on June 9, 1980, 12:39:00 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
177th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 565th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 5, 7:19 PM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz T-2 launch?
Soyuz T-2 launched on June 5, 1980 at 14:19 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 5, 7:19 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-2 reach?
Soyuz T-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-2 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut