Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-9

Mission Status

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission Details

Soyuz T-5 was the second long-duration expedition to the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on June 27, 1983, 09:12:00 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Lyakhov and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Aleksandrov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 150-day stay on the station, crew carried outd various scientific and medical experiments, performed two EVAs to install additional solar panels on the station, and were visited by 2 uncrewed cargo Progress vehicles. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 23, 1983, 19:58:00 UTC.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 09:12 AM - 09:12 AM

Rocket Configuration

Name Soyuz U
Manufacturer Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Height 51.1 m
Diameter 2.95 m
Maiden Flight 1973-05-18
Success Rate 694/714 (97%)