Soyuz T-10
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Crew
Launched:- Leonid Kizim (2)
- Vladimir Soloviyov (1)
- Oleg Atkov (1)
- Yuri Malyshev (2)
- Gennady Strekalov (4)
- Rakesh Sharma - India (1)
Mission parameters
- Mass: 6850 kg
- Perigee: 199 km
- Apogee: 219 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
Mission highlights
5th expedition to Salyut 7. Visited by 6th and 7th expeditions.
The three-person Mayak crew entered the darkened Salyut 7 station carrying flashlights. The cosmonauts commented on the burnt-metal odor of the drogue docking unit. By February 17, Salyut 7 was fully reactivated, and the cosmonauts had settled into a routine. Physician Oleg Atkov did household chores and monitored his own health and that of his colleagues, who conducted experiments.
During the previous year a fuel line on the station had ruptured. Kizim and Solovyov carried out three EVAs to try and fix the problem during the mission.
Trivia
A drawing of the docking of Soyuz T-10 was used as a background for the Spectrum Holobyte version of Tetris.
| Preceded by: Soyuz T-10-1 | Soyuz programme | Followed by: Soyuz T-11 |
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