Launch, orbit & landing data:
| Designation | 13868 / 83013A |
| Launch date - time | 02 Mar 1983 - 09:37:08 UT |
| Launch site | Baikonur, LC200/39 |
| Launch vehicle |
Proton-K (#309-02) |
| Satellite type | TKS Merkur #3 |
| OKB name - S/Nº | TKS-M n° 16401 |
| Mass (kg) | 20000 |
| Total cargo mass (kg) | |
| Initial orbit: |
| - Perigee / Apogee | km |
| - Inclination | ° |
| - Period | min |
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| Docking date - time | 10 Mar 1983 - 09:20 UT |
| Target spacecraft/port | Salyut-7 / Fwd (transitional) unit |
| Docking orbit: |
| - Perigee / Apogee | km |
| - Inclination | ° |
| - Period | min |
| Undocking date - time | 14 Aug 1983 - 14:04 UT |
| Deorbit burn date - time | |
| Descent date - time | 19 Sep 1983 - 00:34 UT |
| Flight Duration (dd:hh:min) | 200d 15h 56m |
| Nbr orbits | |
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