Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-8
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz U · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,686th launch · 27th this year · humanity's 2,682nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 20, 13:10 – Apr 20, 13:10 UTC
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Soyuz T-8
Soyuz T-8 was meant to be the fourth mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on April 20, 1983, 13:10:54 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Titov, Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov and Research Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov into orbit. However, the spacecraft failed to dock with the space station and after some further attempts mission had to be aborted. The mission concluded two days later with a safe landing back on Earth on April 22, 1983, 13:28:42 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Aleksandr SerebrovResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
Gennadi StrekalovFlight Engineer · RFSA
Vladimir Georgiyevich TitovCommander · RFSA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Apr 20, 7:10 PM GMT+6
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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