Resident Crews of Salyut 7

Salyut 7
Expedition 2

Patch Soyuz T-9
Crew Soyuz T-9

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2
Nation: USSR USSR
Surname:  Lyakhov  Aleksandrov
Given names:  Vladimir Afanasiyevich  Aleksandr Pavlovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz T-9  Soyuz T-9
Launch date:  27.06.1983  27.06.1983
Launchtime:  09:12 UT  09:12 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz T-9  Soyuz T-9
Landingdate:  23.11.1983  23.11.1983
Landingtime:  19:58 UT  19:58 UT
Mission duration:  149d 10h 46m  149d 10h 46m
Orbits:  2365  2365

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2
Nation: USSR USSR
Surname:  Titov  Strekalov
Given names:  Vladimir Georgiyevich  Gennadi Mikhailovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer

Crew Soyuz T-9 (backup)

Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 160 km east of Dzheskasgan.

Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with Salyut 7-Kosmos 1443 on 28.06.1983. The cosmonauts became the second resident crew of the station. Supplies carried from cargo space ships Progress 17 and 18. Numeruous scientific experiments in different disciplines. On July 27, 1983 a small object struck a Salyut 7 viewport. It blasted out a 4-mm crater, but did not penetrate the outer of the window's two panes. It was not clear, if it was orbital debris or from a meteor shower. EVAs on 01.11. (2h 50m) and 03.11.1983 (2h 55m) (mounting of two solar cell structures).

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 7 Soyuz T-9 launch
Soyuz T-9 onboard Salyut 7 Soyuz T-9 recovery

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