Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-8
Soyuz T-8 was meant to be the fourth mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on April 20, 1983, 13:10:54 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Titov, Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov and Research Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov into orbit. However, the spacecraft failed to dock with the space station and after some further attempts mission had to be aborted.
The mission concluded two days later with a safe landing back on Earth on April 22, 1983, 13:28:42 UTC.
Soyuz T-8 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 20 April 1983 13:10 UTC. It intended to transport three cosmonauts to Salyut 7, but the spacecraft failed to dock. The…
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Mission Profile
Soyuz T-8 was a Soyuz U mission operated by Soviet Space Program that lifted off from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 20, 1983. The flight carried its payload on a human exploration mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Soyuz program. The launch was a success.