![]() Encyclopedia Astronautica Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9 A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z Soyuz T-3 AKA: Mayak (Beacon); Salyut 6 EO-5. Launched: 1980-11-27. Returned: 1980-12-10. Number crew: 3 . Duration: 12.80 days.
Narrative (adapted from D S F Portree's Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA RP-1357, 1995) This was the first three-person space station crew since Soyuz 11 in 1971. Part of their mission was to further test the Soyuz-T. During their brief stay on Salyut 6, they performed the usual experiments using the Splav and Kristall units, and studied 'biological objects' they brought with them in Soyuz T-3. They used the Svetoblok and Oazis units. Much of their time, however, was devoted to space station maintenance. On December 2 they commenced conducting the Mikroklimat experiment to assess the station's living conditions, and began work on the thermal control system. They installed a new hydraulic unit with four pumps. On December 4 they replaced electronics in the Salyut 6 telemetry system. December 5 saw them repairing electrical system faults. Other repairs included replacement of a program and timing device in the onboard control system and replacement of a power supply unit for the compressor in the refueling system. The Salyut 6 Principal Expedition 4 crew in the TsUP provided the crew with advice as they made their repairs. On December 8 Progress 11 carried out an orbit correction for the complex. The crew returned successfully to earth on December 10.
Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Makarov, Savinykh, Strekalov, Kizim, Kovalyonok, Polyakov. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. More at: 7844. 1980 November 27 - . 14:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.
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