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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-3
Launched
November 27, 1980 · 14:18 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 27, 1980 at 14:18 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,442nd launch, 80th this year and humanity's 2,379th orbital launch attempt. It was the 220th Soyuz U flight and the 42nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Leonid Kizim, Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov and Gennadi Strekalov. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-3 (Soyuz T 11F732 #8). 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
- 220th Soyuz U flight · 42nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,442nd launch80th this yearhumanity's 2,379th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Leonid KizimCommander · RFSA · age 39 · first flight
Oleg Grigoryevich MakarovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 47 · 4th flight
Gennadi StrekalovResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 40 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-3 (Soyuz T 11F732 #8)
Soyuz T-3 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 27 November 1980 14:18 UTC. It transported three cosmonauts of EO-5 to Salyut 6. The crew was Leonid Kizim, Oleg Makarov, and Gennady Strekalov.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 12 days
- Docked November 28, 1980 at Salyut-6 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T-3 · NORAD 12077 · 1980-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-T 3
- Object ID
- 1980-094A
- Epoch
- 1980-11-27 14:07:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24436924 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044295
- Inclination
- 51.6306°
- Ascending node
- 291.2206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.3457°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.2621°
- 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-3 · NORAD 12077 · docked November 28, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 202 Blok-I · re-entered November 29, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz T-3 was the 13th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station. It was the first Soyuz spacecraft since 1971 that carried three cosmonauts. The mission began on November 27, 1980, 14:18:28 UTC, launching Commander Leonid Kizim, Flight Engineer Oleg Makarov and Research Cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 11-day stay on the station, crew was busy with overhauling and maintenance work on the station, and also carried out usual experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on December 10, 1980, 09:26:10 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
182nd launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 576th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 27, 7:18 PM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz T-3 launch?
Soyuz T-3 launched on November 27, 1980 at 14:18 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-3 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Nov 27, 7:18 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-3 reach?
Soyuz T-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-3 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut