Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 74

Soyuz T-3

Mayak

USSR

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  27.11.1980
Launch time:  14:18 UTC
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  255 - 260 km
Inclination:  51,62°
Docking Salyut 6:  28.11.1980, 15:54 UTC
Undocking Salyut 6:  10.12.1980, 06:10 UTC
Landing date:  10.12.1980
Landing time:  09:26 UTC
Landing site:  130 km E of Dzheskasgan
Crew Soyuz T-3

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Kizim  Leonid Denisovich  Commander 1 12d 19h 07m  204 
2 USSR  Makarov  Oleg Grigoriyevich  Flight Engineer 3 12d 19h 07m  204 
3 USSR  Strekalov  Gennadi Mikhailovich  Research Cosmonaut 1 12d 19h 07m  204 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Kizim
2  Makarov
3  Strekalov
Soyuz T spaceship
Landing
1  Kizim
2  Makarov
3  Strekalov

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 USSR  Lazarev  Vasili Grigoriyevich  Commander
2 USSR  Savinykh  Viktor Petrovich  Flight Engineer
3 USSR  Polyakov  Valeri Vladimirovich  Research Cosmonaut

Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing 130 km east of Dzheskasgan. Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the Salyut 6 space station on 28.11.1980. It was the first Soviet mission with 3 cosmonauts since 1971.

Main goals of the mission were overhauling and reactivating of the space station. Maintenance work on the station was also done. The crew conducted the Mikroklimat experiment to assess the station's living conditions, and began work on the thermal control system. They also installed a new hydraulic unit with four pumps, replaced electronics in the Salyut 6 telemetry system, repaired electrical system faults and replaced computer in the onboard control system.

Scientific experiments included holografic record of photographies, experiments on the fields of Earth observation, medicine, materials science and biology, using a so called "greenhouse", which was the most interesting part for the media.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 6 Salyut 6
crew in training Soyuz T-3 on launch pad
Soyuz T-3 launch Soyuz T-3 onboard Salyut 6
Soyuz T-3 onboard Salyut 6 Soyuz T-3 landing
Soyuz T-3 recovery Soyuz T-3 recovery
Soyuz T-3 recovery  

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