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Spacecraft "Soyuz-11"
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Spacecraft "Soyuz-11"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT |
| Registration number | 1971-053A / 05283 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 04h.55m.09s. June 06, 1971 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, LC 1 |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz |
| Spacecraft mass (kg) | 6790 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 51.64 |
| - period (minutes) | 88.43 |
| - perigee (km) | 191.5 |
| - apogee (km) | 220.5 |
| Time and date of landing (UT) | 23h.16m.52s. June 29, 1971 |
| Place of landing | Kazakhstan |
| Duration | 23d.18h.21m.43s. |
| Distance (km) | 15.932 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 383 |
| Summary | 1st expedition to orbital station "Salyut" . Duration of the fly 22 days. Astronauts perished 30 minutes before landing because of quick depressurization of the recovery capsule. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr PE-1/SLT |
Dobrovolsky, Georgi Timofeyevich | Leonov, Aleksey Arkhipovich | Gubarev, Aleksey Aleksandrovich |
| 2 | FE PE-1/SLT |
Volkov, Vladislav Nikolayevich | Kubasov, Valeri Nikolayevich | Sevastyanov, Vitali Ivanovich |
| 3 | EI PE-1/SLT |
Patsayev, Viktor Ivanovich | Kolodin, Pyotr Ivanovich | Voronov, Anatoli Fedorovich |
| Call sign | Yantar' (Amber) | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Station's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Jun 06, 1971 | 04:55:09 | 1 | Salyut-1:779 | Lift-off spacecraft "Soyuz-11" (crew: Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev ). |
| Jun 07, 1971 | 07:49 | 19 | Salyut-1:797 | Docking of spacecraft "Soyuz-11" (crew: Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev ) to station "Salyut" . |
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Crew of station "Salyut" after docking: Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev. | |||
| Jun 29, 1971 | 18:28 | 381 | Salyut-1:1159 | Undocking of spacecraft "Soyuz-11" (crew: Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev ) from station "Salyut" . |
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There is nobody at the station "Salyut" . | |||
| Jun 29, 1971 | 22:35:24 | 384 | Salyut-1:1162 | Deorbit burn of spacecraft "Soyuz-11" (crew: Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev ). |
| Jun 29, 1971 | 22:49 | 384 | Salyut-1:1162 | Depressurization of spacecraft "Soyuz-11" capsule. Crew Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev died. |
| Jun 29, 1971 | 23:16:52 | 384 | Salyut-1:1162 | Landing of spacecraft "Soyuz-11" (crew: Dobrovolsky, Volkov, Patsayev ). |
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