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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz T-9
Launched
June 27, 1983 · 09:12 UTC
Summary
Soyuz T-9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 27, 1983 at 09:12 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,706th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 2,709th orbital launch attempt. It was the 327th Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz T-9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov and Vladimir Lyakhov. The spacecraft was Soyuz T-9 (Soyuz T 11F732 #14). 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
- 327th Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,706th launch47th this yearhumanity's 2,709th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Aleksandr Pavlovich AleksandrovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 40 · first flight
Vladimir LyakhovCommander · RFSA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz T-9 (Soyuz T 11F732 #14)
Soyuz T-9 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 27 June 1983 09:12 UTC. It transported three cosmonauts of EO-2 to Salyut 7. The EO-2 crew was Vladimir Lyakhov and Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 149 days
- Docked June 28, 1983 at Salyut-7 forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz T-9 · NORAD 14152 · 1983-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-T 9
- Object ID
- 1983-062A
- Epoch
- 1983-06-27 09:01:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22138969 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021864
- Inclination
- 51.6052°
- Ascending node
- 62.7995°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.9967°
- Mean anomaly
- 261.3528°
- 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-9 · NORAD 14152 · docked June 28, 1983
Soyuz-U No. 349 Blok-I · re-entered June 29, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz T-5 was the second long-duration expedition to the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on June 27, 1983, 09:12:00 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Lyakhov and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Aleksandrov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 150-day stay on the station, crew carried outd various scientific and medical experiments, performed two EVAs to install additional solar panels on the station, and were visited by 2 uncrewed cargo Progress vehicles. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 23, 1983, 19:58:00 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
201st launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 677th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 27, 3:12 PM GMT+6, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz T-9 launch?
Soyuz T-9 launched on June 27, 1983 at 09:12 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz T-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz T-9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz T-9 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 27, 3:12 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz T-9 reach?
Soyuz T-9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz T-9 part of?
Salyut and Soyuz. About Salyut