Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 81

Soyuz T-5

Soyuz T-7

USSR

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  13.05.1982
Launch time:  09:58 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  195 - 247 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Landing date:  10.12.1982
Landing time:  19:02 UT
Landing site:  70 km NE of Arkalyk
Crew Soyuz T-5

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Berezovoy  Anatoli Nikolayevich  Commander 1 211d 09h 04m  3344 
2 USSR  Lededev  Valentin Vitaliyevich  Flight Engineer 2 211d 09h 04m  3344 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Berezovoy
2  Lededev
3  
Soyuz T spaceship
Landing
1  Popov
2  Serebrov
3  Savitskaya

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job
1 USSR  Titov  Vladimir Georgiyevich  Commander
2 USSR  Strekalov  Gennadi Mikhailovich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz T-5 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing with Soyuz T-7-capsule 70 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Docking on the new space station Salyut 7 and first resident crew. Ejection of a small radioamateur-satellite. The Soviets called this the first launch of a communications satellite from a manned space vehicle. Supplies with cargo spacecrafts Progress 13 - 16. Visiting of spacecrafts Soyuz T-6 on 24.06.1982 and Soyuz T-7 on 19.08.1982.

EVA by both cosmonauts on 30.07.1982 (2h 33m). Task of this EVA were installing a movie camera and a floodlight, replacing samples on the Etalon space exposure experiment and working with the Istok panel, which tested the ability to turn bolts using a special wrench, among others. Medical experiments to find reasons of space sickness.

The crew set a new spaceflight record.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 7 Soyuz T-5 onbord
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