Resident Crews of Salyut 6
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Crew, launch- and landing data
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Kovalyonok | Savinykh |
| Given names: | Vladimir Vasiliyevich | Viktor Petrovich |
| Position: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
| Spacecraft (Launch): | Soyuz T-4 | Soyuz T-4 |
| Launch date: | 12.03.1981 | 12.03.1981 |
| Launchtime: | 19:00 UTC | 19:00 UTC |
| Spacecraft (Landing): | Soyuz T-4 | Soyuz T-4 |
| Landingdate: | 26.05.1981 | 26.05.1981 |
| Landingtime: | 12:37 UTC | 12:37 UTC |
| Mission duration: | 74d 17h 37m | 74d 17h 37m |
| Orbits: | 1178 | 1178 |
Backup Crew
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Zudov | Andreyev |
| Given names: | Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich | Boris Dmitriyevich |
| Position: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
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Expedition Report
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Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing
125 km east of Dzheskasgan. Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with Salyut 6 on 13.03.1981. The cosmonauts became the fifth and final resident crew of the Salyut 6 space station. Visiting crews were: Interkosmos missions Soyuz 39 on 23.03.1981 and Soyuz 40 on 15.05.1981, resulting in common science research onboard the station. One of the first mission objectives of this crew was, to unload the earlier launched Progress 12 spacecraft. Meteorological studies from the Bermuda triangle were conducted too. |
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