Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 96

Soyuz T-12

Pamir

USSR

Salyut patch

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  17.07.1984
Launch time:  17:40 UTC
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  31
Altitude:  282 - 309 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking Salyut 7:  18.07.1984, 19:16:35 UTC
Undocking Salyut 7:  29.07.1984, 09:38 UTC
Landing date:  29.07.1984
Landing time:  12:55 UTC
Landing site:  140 km SE of Dzheskasgan
Crew Soyuz T-12

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alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Dzhanibekov  Vladimir Aleksandrovich  Commander 4 11d 19h 14m  186 
2 USSR  Savitskaya  Svetlana Yevgeniyevna  Flight Engineer 2 11d 19h 14m  186 
3 USSR  Volk  Igor Petrovich  Research Cosmonaut 1 11d 19h 14m  186 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Dzhanibekov
2  Savitskaya
3  Volk
Soyuz T spaceship
Landing
1  Dzhanibekov
2  Savitskaya
3  Volk

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 USSR  Vasyutin  Vladimir Vladimirovich  Commander
2 USSR  Ivanova  Yekaterina Aleksandrovna  Flight Engineer
3 USSR  Savinykh  Viktor Petrovich  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz T-12 (double)

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Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing 140 km southeast of Dzheskasgan.

Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with Salyut 7 on 18.07.1984 and common work with the third resident crew. EVA by Dzhanibekov and Savitskaya on 25.07.1984 (3h 35m). Savitskaya became the first woman ever to perform an EVA. During the EVA they tested the URI multipurpose tool. They cut, welded, soldered, and coated metal samples.

The common work with the third resident crew crew included rezonans tests and collecting station air samples.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 7 crew in training
Soyuz T-12 on launch pad EVA Savitskaya
Soyuz T-12 visits Salyut 7 Soyuz T-12 onboard Salyut 7
Volk onboard Salyut 7 Soyuz T-12 recovery

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