Sunday, June 16, 1985

Soyuz 11

  1971-053A


The second ferry ship was 7K-T No. 32 (Soyuz-11). Soyuz-11's crew was Georgiy Dobrovol'skiy, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsaev. This time docking was without problems and the crew spent 22 days on Salyut 1.

The ship undocked from the station and the PAO engine carried out the deorbit burn. After the BO and PAO modules separated from the SA, a valve accidentally opened and depressurized the cabin. This may have been due to the separation blast, or to accidental activation of one of the valves prior to launch. The valve was a fresh air system meant to be opened after landing. The crew attempted to crank the valve closed, but failed; all three died during the descent. The craft landed 202 km E of Dzezkazgan at 47 20 N, 70 24 E.


Soyuz-11 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Jun 6  0455:09  Launch by Soyuz 11A511  KB 
 0457  Blok-BVGD sep 
 0459  Blok-A sep 
 0503  Blok-I MECO 
 0504  Blok-I sep, LEO  
 1050  Rev 4 burn  185 x 217 x 51.6 
1971 Jun 7   Rev 16 burn 
 0427  Range 4 km, radio lock on 
 0431  SKD burn 10s, range 2.3 km 
 0437  Range 700m 
 0452  Range 10m 
1971 Jun 7  0455  Docked to Salyut 
 0732 Go for HO 
 0735? HO to Salyut 
1971 Jun 8  0802  Orbit raise 
1971 Jun 29  1815  Hatch closed 
 1825:15  Undocked from Salyut 
  reapproach to 30m for imagery 
 1930? Sep from Salyut 
 2235:24 Retrofire (2:25) 
 2237:49? DO CO  -144? x 230 x 51.56 
 2247:28  Modules sep at 150 km 
 2247:29?  Accidental depress of SA at 168 km 
 2249?  Crew killed 
 2248:49?  Death of Volkov (dp+80) 
 2249:09?  Death of Patsaev (dp+100) 
 2249:21?  Pressure at 0 mm? 
 2249:29?  Death of Dobrovol'sky (dp+120) 
 2249:43  Pressure at 50mm 
 2250:59  Pressure at 0mm? R+15:35 
 2254?  Entry  
 2302  Parachutes out 
 2316:52  Landed 200 km SW Kustanai

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