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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-4
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 12, 1981, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
Low Earth Orbit
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m.
Tsiklon-2 | US-A 17
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 5, 1981, 6:09 p.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 16
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 5, 1981, 3 p.m.
Titan 24B | KH-8 51
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 28, 1981, 7:10 p.m.
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1D
Convair | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 21, 1981, 11:23 p.m.
Mu-3S | Hinotori
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 21, 1981, 12:30 a.m.
Molniya-M | US-K 19
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 19, 1981, 10 a.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 1
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 18, 1981, 9 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 33
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 13, 1981, 11:15 a.m.
