Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-12
Soviet Space Program · Soyuz-U2 · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 1,816th launch · 57th this year · humanity's 2,848th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 17, 17:40 – Jul 17, 17:40 UTC
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Soyuz T-12
Soyuz T-12 was the seventh mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station and the second to visit the long-duration Soyuz T-10 resident crew of the station. The mission began on July 17, 1984, 17:40:54 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Flight Engineer Svetlana Savitskaya and Research Igor Volk into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 9-day stay on the station, crew carried out various experiments, and Savitskaya became the first woman to ever perform a spacewalk. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 29, 1984, 12:55:30 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Vladimir DzhanibekovCommander · RFSA
Svetlana SavitskayaFlight Engineer · RFSA
Igor VolkResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA
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Pad — 31/6
Local pad time: Jul 17, 11:40 PM GMT+6
429 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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