Soyuz T-6

Launch, orbit & landing data: Designation  13292 / 82063A Launch date - time  24 Jun 1982 - 16:29:48 UT Launch site  Baikonur, LC1 Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U OKB name - S/N°  Soyuz 7K-ST s/nº9L Mass (kg)  6850 Flight Crew (EP-1)  Dzhanibekov, Vladimir (CDR) Ivanchenkov, Aleksandr (FE) Chrétien, Jean-Loup (CR) Call Sign  Pamir (Pamirs ) Backup crew  Kizim, Solovyov V., Baudry P. Earth orbit on :    - Perigee x Apogee  199 x 249 km    - Inclination  51.6°    - Period  88.7 min

Docking & landing data: Docking date - time  25 Jun 1982 - 17:46 UT Target spacecraft/port  Salyut 7/aft Undocking date - time  02 Jul 1982 - 11:03 UT Landing date - time  02 Jul 1982 - 14:20:40 UT Landing location  51°N, 67°E Flight Duration (d:hr:min)  07d 21h 51m Nbr orbits  125

Launch Crew

Flights

• 1e Franch astronaut.
• Launch from Baikonur; landing 65 km northeast of Arkalyk; docking on Salyut 7; manual docking because of problems with the automatic docking systems; several joint Soviet-French experiments, including a series of French echography cardiovascular monitoring system experiments.
  
• Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 7. Transported to the Salyut-7 orbital station the Soviet-French international crew, comprising V A Dzhanibekov (USSR), A S Ivanchenkov (USSR) and Jean-Loup Chretien (France) to conduct scientific research and experiments.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, send Expres to Szweiz.

Cosmic Mail: Cover on board of Salyut 7, with six-side bleu Spationaut cancel, five-side Salyut-7 cancel and special France launch cancel, signed by Berezovoi, Lebedev (crew T-5), Dzhanibekov, Ivanchenkov and Chrétien.

Special Launch cancel Baikonur, bleu France cancel and undocking cancel -2-782.

Landing cancel Arkalik. Credit: #312