Soyuz T-5

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Mission dates
Mission: Soyuz T-5
COSPAR-ID : 1982-042A
Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-ST ( GRAY index  11F732)
serial number 11L
Dimensions: 6850 kg
Launcher: Soyuz-U (GRAY index 11A511U)
Call sign: Outbound flight: Эльбру́с (" Elbrus ")
Return flight: Днепр (" Dnepr ")
Crew: 2
Begin: May 13, 1982, 09:58:00  UTC
Starting place: Baikonur 1/5
Space station: Salyut 7
Coupling: May 14, 1982, 11:36 UTC
Decoupling: August 27, 1982, 11:43 UTC
Landing: August 27, 1982, 3:04:00 p.m. UTC
Landing place: 70 km NE of Arkalik
Flight duration: 106d 5h 6m
Earth orbits: 1680
Rotation time : 88.7 min
Apogee : 231 km
Perigee : 190 km
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Soyuz T-5 is the mission designation for the flight of a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft to the Soviet space station Salyut 7, which started on May 13, 1982 . It was the first Soyuz spacecraft visit to this space station and the 65th flight in the Soviet Soyuz program. The spacecraft served the first long-term crew Salyut 7 EO-1 for the outward flight and was taken back to Earth by a visiting crew .

crew

Starting crew

Substitute team

Return crew

Mission overview

On May 17th, the Elbrus crew launched a 28 kg amateur radio satellite from the garbage lock of the Salyut 7 space station. This was the first launch of a satellite from a manned spacecraft.

On May 25, the crew reoriented Salyut 7 so that the rear of the Progress transporter was pointing to earth. This served to stabilize the orbital complex. Lebedev wrote in his diary that the attitude control jets were “very loud” and sounded like a “barrel with a sledgehammer”. While unpacking Progress 13, Lebedev said, "It looks like we're about to move here." The next day, fuel was pumped from the space shuttle into the space station.

On May 29th , the delivered items were filed. Unnecessary equipment and garbage were loaded according to Progress 13. Lebedev said: “We filled the equipment ship with what we don't need and fastened it with ropes. When I step on the ship, it rings with a metallic sound so that when we disconnect it it will sound like a marching band. ”Progress 13 pumped 300 liters of water on board on May 31st . On June 2nd, the orbit was lowered to 300 km with the help of the supply ship in order to be able to pick up the Soyuz T-6 .

On July 30, the crew undertook a spacecraft mission that lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes.

Since the Soyuz spaceships could only stay in space for a limited time, but the planned mission duration was longer, a spaceship exchange had to be carried out. Commander Popov's crew brought a new spacecraft to the station with Soyuz T-7 and returned to Earth with Soyuz T-5.

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