Soyuz T-1

Uncrewed spacecraft. Soyuz T-1 was launched on December 16, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Dec 19, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-103ANORAD 11640Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz T
Common name: Soyuz T-1
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-ST No. 6L
International designator: 1979-103A
NORAD catalog number: 11640
GCAT identifier: S11640
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/032

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-ST
Owner: NPO Energiya
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-ST

Launch

Date: December 16, 1979 · 12:29 UTC
Launch record: 1979-103Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 357 km
Apogee: 370 km
Inclination: 51.61°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: December 19, 1979
Last known active: Mar 25, 1980
End of operations: Mar 25, 1980

Size

Mass: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,850 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1516996 (CC0).