Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-6
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz U · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,608th launch · 57th this year · humanity's 2,583rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 24, 16:29 – Jun 24, 16:29 UTC
Flight preview
Soyuz T-6
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.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Jean-Loup ChrétienResearch Cosmonaut · CNES
Vladimir DzhanibekovCommander · RFSA
Aleksandr IvanchenkovFlight Engineer · RFSA
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
No webcast announced yet.
Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Jun 24, 10:29 PM GMT+6
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Open in maps