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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-6
Launched
June 24, 1982 · 16:29 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 24, 1982 at 16:29 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,608th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 2,583rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 287th Soyuz U flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 300 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Jean-Loup Chrétien, Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-6 (Soyuz T 11F732 #9). 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
- 287th Soyuz U flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,608th launch57th this yearhumanity's 2,583rd orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jean-Loup ChrétienResearch Cosmonaut · CNES · age 43 · first flight
Vladimir DzhanibekovCommander · RFSA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Aleksandr IvanchenkovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-6 (Soyuz T 11F732 #9)
Soyuz T-6 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 24 June 1982 16:29 UTC. It transported three cosmonauts of EP-1 to Salyut 7. The crew was Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, and Jean-Loup Chrétien.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 7 days 21 hours
- Docked June 25, 1982 at Salyut-7 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T-6 · NORAD 13292 · 1982-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-T 6
- Object ID
- 1982-063A
- Epoch
- 1982-06-25 01:12:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11176802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0073879
- Inclination
- 51.6302°
- Ascending node
- 168.0314°
- Arg. of perigee
- 90.1794°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.7687°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-6 · NORAD 13292 · docked June 25, 1982
Soyuz-U No. 269 Blok-I · re-entered June 26, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz T-6 was the second mission to the Salyut 7 space station and the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz T-5 resident crew of the station. The mission began on June 24, 1982, 16:29:48 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Ivanchenkov and Research Cosmonaut Jean-Loup Chrétien, the first French cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew performed various scientific and medical experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 2, 1982, 14:20:40 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
190th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 638th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 24, 10:29 PM GMT+6, in twilight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz T-6 launch?
Soyuz T-6 launched on June 24, 1982 at 16:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-6 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 24, 10:29 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-6 reach?
Soyuz T-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 300 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-6 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut