Soyuz T-11
{{confused|Soyuz 11|Soyuz TM-11|Soyuz TMA-11|Soyuz TMA-11M}}
{{short description|1984 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyut 7}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Soyuz T-11
| image = 220px
| image_caption = Mission Patch, depicting Surya in his chariot.
| insignia =
| mission_type =
| operator =
| COSPAR_ID = 1984-032A
| SATCAT = 14872
| mission_duration = 181 days, 21 hours, 48 minutes,
| distance_travelled =
| orbits_completed = ~2,935
| spacecraft =
| spacecraft_type = Soyuz-T
| manufacturer = NPO Energia
| launch_mass = {{convert|6850|kg|lb}}
| landing_mass = {{convert|2800|kg|lb}}
| launch_date = {{Start date text|3 April 1984, 13:08:00|timezone=yes}} UTC
| launch_rocket = Soyuz-U
| landing_date = {{End date text|2 October 1984, 10:57:00|timezone=yes}} UTC
| landing_site = {{convert|46|km|mi}} E of Arkalyk
| crew_size = 3
| crew_launching = Yury Malyshev
Gennady Strekalov
Rakesh Sharma
| crew_landing = Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov
Oleg Atkov
| crew_callsign = Jupiter
| crew_photo = Soyuz T-11 prime crew (crop).jpg
| crew_photo_caption = Rakesh Sharma, Yury Malyshev and Gennadi Strekalov.
| orbit_epoch =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric
| orbit_regime = Low Earth
| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|195|km|mi}}
| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|224|km|mi}}
| orbit_inclination = 51.6 degrees
| orbit_period = 88.7 minutes
| apsis = gee
| docking = {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
| docking_target = Salyut 7
| docking_type = dock
| docking_port =
| docking_date =
| undocking_date =
| time_docked =
}}
| previous_mission = Soyuz T-10
| next_mission = Soyuz T-12
| programme = Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)
}}
Soyuz T-11 was the sixth expedition to the Soviet Salyut 7 space station, which in 1984 carried the first Indian cosmonaut along with Soviet crew members.
Salyut 7 was uncrewed after the undocking of Soyuz T-11 in October 1984 until Soyuz T-13 docked with the station in June 1985. Salyut 7 developed problems during the time it was uncrewed, which meant that the crew of Soyuz T-13 had to perform a manual docking and do repairs to the station.
Crew
{{Spaceflight crew
|position1 = Commander
|crew1_up = Yuri Malyshev
|flights1_up = Second and last
|details1_up = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
|position2 = Flight Engineer
|crew2_up = Gennady Strekalov
|flights2_up = Third
|details2_up = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
|position3 = Research Cosmonaut
|crew3_up = Rakesh Sharma
|flights3_up = Only
|details3_up = {{flagicon|India}} India
|crew1_down = Leonid Kizim
|flights1_down = Second
|details1_down = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
|crew2_down = Vladimir Solovyov
|flights2_down = First
|details2_down = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
|crew3_down = Oleg Atkov
|flights3_down = Only
|details3_down = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
}}
=Backup crew=
{{Spaceflight crew
|position1 = Commander
|crew1_up = Anatoly Berezovoy
|details1_up = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
|position2 = Flight Engineer
|crew2_up = Georgy Grechko
|details2_up = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
|position3 = Research Cosmonaut
|crew3_up = Ravish Malhotra
|details3_up = {{flagicon|India}} India
}}
Mission parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 195 km
- Apogee: 224 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
Mission highlights
Rakesh Sharma, aboard Salyut 7 for 7 days, 21 hours, and 40 minutes, conducted an Earth observation program concentrating on India. He also did life sciences and materials processing experiments, including silicium fusing tests. He is also reported to have experimented with practicing yoga to deal with the effects of prolonged orbital spaceflight.{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-t11.htm| title = Spacefacts.de}}
The Soyuz T-11 launch crew Malyshev, Strekalov, and Sharma returned from space in the Soyuz T-10 spacecraft on 11 April 1984.
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