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Soyuz-U2 | Progress 20
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 15, 1984, 8:12 a.m.
Titan 34D Transtage | DSP 11
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 14, 1984, 4:52 p.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 6
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 10, 1984, 2 p.m.
Long March 3 | DFH-2 2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 8, 1984, 11:20 a.m.
Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | STS-41-C
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 6, 1984, 1:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to capsule the Solar Max Satellite and repair it whilst in orbit.
Low Earth OrbitMolniya-M | US-K 33
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 4, 1984, 1:40 a.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-11
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 3, 1984, 1:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz T-11 was the sixth mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station and the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz T-10 resident crew of the station. The mission began on April 3, 1984, 13:08:00 UTC, launching Commander Yury Malyshev, Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov and Research Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew performed various scientific experiments. Soyuz T-11, per usual, swapped their vehicles with the resident Soyuz T-10 crew, which allowed for a longer stay on the station. The crew returned in Soyuz T-11 spacecraft, landing safely back on Earth on October 2, 1984, 10:57:00 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Proton-K/DM | US-KS 2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 29, 1984, 5:52 a.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-6U 93
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 21, 1984, 11:05 a.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 60
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 16, 1984, 11:29 p.m.
