Soyuz T-8

USSR

International Flight nº: 90

Earth orbit Flight nº: 87

USSR launch Flight nº: 53

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	14014 / 83035A
Launch date - time	20 Apr 1983 - 13:10:54 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U (s/n 372)
OKB name - S/Nº	Soyuz 7K-ST s/nº13L
Mass (kg)	6850
Flight Crew	Titov, Vladimir (CDR) Strekalov, Gennadi (FE) Serebrov, Aleksandr (CR)
Call Sign	Okean (Ocean )
Backup crew	Lyakhov V., Aleksandrov A., Savinykh
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	200 x 230 km
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period	88.6 min
Landing date - time	22 Apr 1983 - 13:28:42 UT
Landing location	51°N, 68°E 60 km northeast of Arkalyk
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	2d 00h 18m
Nbr orbits	32

Flight Crew

Nr.	Surname	Given name	Job	Duration
1	Titov	Vladimir Georgiyevich	Commander	2d 00h 18m
2	Strekalov	Gennadi Mikhailovich	Flight engineer	2d 00h 18m
3	Serebrov	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich	Flight engineer	2d 00h 18m

Back-up Crew

Irina Pronina (Savitskaja back-up) was dismissed in the original planned crew, because of internal political reasons.

Mission details:

Mission to repair faulty Salyut 7 solar array.
Failed docking with Salyut 7 on 21 Apr 1983 (14:24 UT), because Soyuz rendezvous Kurs antenna failed to deploy properly; aborted rendezvous and premature return to Earth.
Landed 113 km SE Arkalyk.

Astrophilately covers:

Soyuz T8

Launch cancel Baikonur, signed by crew.

Soyuz T7

Landing cancel Baikonur, signed by crew.

Ref.: #1, #4, #7, #8, #16, #210 - update: 23.12.18