COSPAR ID 1984-032A Spacecraft type Soyuz-T Period 1.5 hours Dates 3 Apr 1984 – 2 Oct 1984 Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | Orbits completed ~2,935 Manufacturer NPO Energia Apogee 224,000 m Launch date 3 April 1984 Landing date 2 October 1984 | |
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Mission duration 181 days, 21 hours, 48 minutes, Launch mass 6,850 kilograms (15,100 lb) | ||
Soyuz T-11 was the 6th expedition to Salyut 7, and carried the first Indian cosmonaut to the Salyut 7 station.
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Salyut 7 was unmanned after the undocking of Soyuz T-11 in October 1984 until Soyuz T-13 docked with the station in June 1985. Salyut 7 developed problems during the unmanned time, which meant that the crew of Soyuz T-13 had to perform a manual docking and do repairs to the station.
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Mission highlights
Rakesh Sharma conducted an Earth observation program concentrating on India. He also did life sciences and materials processing experiments, including silicium fusing tests. He is also reported to have experimented with practicing yoga to deal with the effects of prolonged orbital spaceflight.
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