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Kizim Makarov Strekalov

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27 November 1980 14:18 GMT. Landing Date: 1980-12-10 09:25:42. Flight Time: 12.80 days. Alternate Name: Soyuz T-3. Flight Up: Soyuz T-3. Flight Back: Soyuz T-3. Call Sign: Mayak (Beacon ). Crew: Kizim, Makarov, Strekalov. Backup Crew: Kovalyonok, Polyakov, Savinykh. Program: Salyut 6. Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Tested the improved transport ship of the 'Soyuz T' series; transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station a crew consisting of L D Kizim, O G Makarov and G M Strekalov to carry out repair and preventive work and scientific and technical investigation and experiments.

Narrative (adapted from D S F Portree's Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA RP-1357, 1995)

This was the first three-person space station crew since Soyuz 11 in 1971. Part of their mission was to further test the Soyuz-T. During their brief stay on Salyut 6, they performed the usual experiments using the Splav and Kristall units, and studied 'biological objects' they brought with them in Soyuz T-3. They used the Svetoblok and Oazis units.

Much of their time, however, was devoted to space station maintenance. On December 2 they commenced conducting the Mikroklimat experiment to assess the station's living conditions, and began work on the thermal control system. They installed a new hydraulic unit with four pumps. On December 4 they replaced electronics in the Salyut 6 telemetry system. December 5 saw them repairing electrical system faults. Other repairs included replacement of a program and timing device in the onboard control system and replacement of a power supply unit for the compressor in the refueling system. The Salyut 6 Principal Expedition 4 crew in the TsUP provided the crew with advice as they made their repairs. On December 8 Progress 11 carried out an orbit correction for the complex. The crew returned successfully to earth on December 10.

• 1980 Nov 27 - Soyuz T-3  Crew: Kizim, Makarov, Strekalov. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Payload: Soyuz T s/n 8L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Duration: 12.80 days. Perigee: 256 km (159 mi). Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 89.70 min.

  Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Tested the improved transport ship of the 'SOYUZ T' series; transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station a crew consisting of L D Kizim, O G Makarov and G M Strekalov to carry out repair and preventive work and scientific and technical investigation and experiments.

• 1980 Dec 10 - Landing of Soyuz T-3 

  Soyuz T-3 landed at 09:25 GMT.

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