Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-3
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz U · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,442nd launch · 80th this year · humanity's 2,379th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 27, 14:18 – Nov 27, 14:18 UTC
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Soyuz T-3
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.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Leonid KizimCommander · RFSA
Oleg Grigoryevich MakarovFlight Engineer · RFSA
Gennadi StrekalovResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Nov 27, 7:18 PM GMT+5
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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