Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-2
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz U · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,398th launch · 36th this year · humanity's 2,329th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Jun 5, 14:19 – Jun 5, 14:19 UTC
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Soyuz T-2
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.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Vladimir AksyonovFlight Engineer · RFSA
Yury MalyshevCommander · RFSA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Jun 5, 7:19 PM GMT+5
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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