Soyuz T-11
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Soyuz T-11
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First Indian astronaut. Mission to swap Soyuz lifeboats docked to station.
The Soviet-Indian international crew comprised ship's commander Y V Malyshev, flight engineer G M Strekalov (USSR) and cosmonaut-researcher R Sharma (India). They docked with the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.
Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma conducted an Earth observation program concentrating on India. He also did life sciences and materials processing experiments and became the first yoga practitioner in zero-G.
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Chronology
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1984 April 3
13:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz T-11 - .
Call Sign: Yupiter (Jupiter ). Crew: Malyshev,
Sharma,
Strekalov.
Backup Crew: Berezovoi,
Grechko,
Malhotra.
Payload: Soyuz T s/n 17L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Program: Salyut 7.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz T-10,
Soyuz T-11.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz T.
Duration: 181.91 days. Decay Date: 1984-10-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 14872 . COSPAR: 1984-032A. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.70 min.
Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 7.Transported a Soviet-Indian international crew comprising ship's commander Y V Malyshev, flight engineer G M Strekalov (USSR) and cosmonaut-researcher R Sharma (India) to the SALYUT-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.
1984 April 11
- Landing of Soyuz T-10 - . Return Crew: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-11. Soyuz T-10 landed at 10:50 GMT, 160 km E Dzehezkazgan, with the crew of Malyshev, Sharma and Strekalov aboard..