Soyuz T-11

USSR

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	03.04.1984
Launch time:	13:08 UT
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	31
Altitude:	202 - 240 km
Inclination:	51,6°
Docking Salyut 7:	04.04.1984, 14:31:11 UT
Undocking Salyut 7:	02.10.1984, 07:35 UT
Landing date:	11.04.1984
Landing time:	10:48 UT
Landing site:	145 km SE of Dzheskasgan

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Malyshev	Yuri Vasiliyevich	Commander	2	7d 21h 40m	126
2	Strekalov	Gennadi Mikhailovich	Flight Engineer	3	7d 21h 40m	126
3	Sharma	Rakesh "Rikki"	Research Cosmonaut	1	7d 21h 40m	126

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Malyshev
2	Strekalov
3	Sharma

Landing
1	Kizim
2	Soloviyov
3	Atkov

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Berezovoy	Anatoli Nikolayevich	Commander
2	Grechko	Georgi Mikhailovich	Flight Engineer
3	Malhotra	Ravish	Research Cosmonaut

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing with Soyuz T-10-capsule 145 km southeast of Dzheskasgan.

Docking on Salyut 7-spacestation and common work with the third resident crew. The crew conducted scientific and technical studies which included 43 experimental sessions, as Earth observation program concentrating on India and silicium-fusing tests. Rakesh Sharma used Yoga techniques to combat the debilitating effects of weightlessness. His work was mainly in the fields of bio-medicine and remote sensing. The crew held a joint television news conference with officials in Moscow and Prime Minister Gandhi.