Soyuz T-11
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| Mission name | Soyuz T-11 | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | Jupiter | ||||
| Launch date | April 3, 1984 13:08:00 UTC Baikonur LC31 |
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| Landing | October 2, 1984 10:57:00 UTC 46 km E of Arkalyk |
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| Mission duration | 181d/21:48:00 | ||||
| Number of orbits | ~2,935 | ||||
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[edit] Crew
Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.
Launched:
- Yuri Malyshev (2) - Commander
- Gennady Strekalov (3) - Flight Engineer
- Rakesh Sharma (India) (1) - Research Cosmonaut
Landed:
- Leonid Kizim (2) - Commander
- Vladimir Soloviyov (1) - Flight Engineer
- Oleg Atkov (1) - Research Cosmonaut
[edit] Backup crew
- Anatoli Berezovoy - Commander
- Georgi Grechko - Flight Engineer
- Ravish Malhotra (India) - Research Cosmonaut
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 195 km
- Apogee: 224 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
Soyuz T-11 was the 6th expedition to Salyut 7, and carried the first Indian cosmonaut to the Salyut 7 station.
Rakesh Sharma conducted an Earth observation program concentrating on India. He also did life sciences and materials processing experiments.
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