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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-4

March 12, 1981 at 7:00 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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March 12, 1981 at 7:00 PM UTC

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420

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Soyuz U
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Mission description

Soyuz T-4 was the 14th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EO-6 expedition, which was the final long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on March 12, 1981, 19:00:11 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Viktor Savinykh into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 74-day stay on the station, EO-6 crew conducted various experiments, and were visited by Soyuz 39 and Soyuz 40 crews. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on May 26, 1981, 12:37:34 UTC.

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Soyuz U

Soyuz

Height

51.1 m

Diameter

2.95 m

LEO capacity

6,900 kg

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694

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

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