Soyuz T-3

USSR

International Flight nº: 77

Earth orbit Flight nº: 74

USSR launch Flight nº: 46

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	12077 / 80094A
Launch date - time	27 Nov 1980 - 14:18:28 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/Nº	Soyuz 7K-ST s/n 8L
Mass (kg)	6850
Flight Crew (EP-10)	Kizim, Leonid (CDR) Makarov, Oleg (FE) Strekalov, Gennadi(CR)
Call Sign	Mayak (Beacon )
Backup crew	Lazarev, Ivanchenkov, Savinykh
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	255 x 260 km
- Inclination	51.62°
- Period	89.7 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time	28 Nov 1980 - 15:54 UT
Target spacecraft/port	Salyut 6/fore
Undocking date - time	10 Dec 1980 - 06:10 UT
Landing date - time	10 Dec 1980 - 09:26:10 UT
Landing location	46°N, 69°E
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	12d 19h 08m
Nbr orbits	204

1e three crew since juny 1971.

Flight Crew

Nr.	Surname	Given name	Job	Duration	Orbits
1	Kizim	Leonid Denisovich	Commander	12d 19h 07m	204
2	Makarov	Oleg Grigoriyevich	Flight engineer	12d 19h 07m	204
3	Strekalov	Gennadi Mikhailovich	Flight engineer	12d 19h 07m	204

Description:

Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Tested the improved transport ship of the "SOYUZ T" series; transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station a crew consisting of L D Kizim, O G Makarov and G M Strekalov to carry out repair and preventive work and scientific and technical investigation and experiments.

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 130 km east of Dzheskasgan; docking on Salyut 6; overhauling and reactivating of the spacestation; then experiments for holografic record of photographies and experiments in a "greenhouse".

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, signed by the crew.

FDC with special cancel and stamp emission for flight.

Ref.: #1, #4, #7, #8, #16, #210 - update: 22.12.18

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