Monday, August 16, 1999

Soyuz T-1

 1979-103A


The final unpiloted test of an 11F732 7K-ST craft was spacecraft 6L, launched on 1979 Dec 16. Since this mission was to dock with the DOS 5 (Salyut-6) station, it was named Soyuz T rather than being given a Kosmos cover name.


Soyuz T, Flight 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Dec 16  1229:50  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
 1232  Blok BVGD sep 
 1234  Blok A sep 
 1238  Blok I MECO 
 1238  Blok I sep 
   88.4 194 x 205 x 51.6 
   89.11 214 x 253 x 51.62 
1979 Dec 17   89.30 228 x 237 x 51.6 
1979 Dec 18   89.20 222 x 254 x 51.6 
1979 Dec 19  1405  Docked with Salyut-6  363 x 376 x 51.6 

Soyuz T undocked from Salyut-6 in March 1980. It carried out two further days of independent flight before returning to Earth.


Soyuz T, Flight 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1980 Mar 23  2104  Undocked from Salyut-6 
   91.33 341 x 344 x 51.63 
1980 Mar 25  1920? BO sep 
 2112?  Retrofire 
 2116?  DO CO 
 2132?  PAO sep 
 2138?  Entry 
 2201:30  Landed 

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