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Soyuz T-10-1

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Soyuz escape rocket Soyuz launch escape system Credit: © Mark Wade

AKA: Okean (Ocean). Launched: 1983-09-26. Returned: 1983-09-26. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 0.0001 days.

Launch vehicle blew up on pad at Tyuratam; crew saved by abort system.

About a minute before launch, a fire broke out at the base of the Soyuz booster. Since Strekalov had flown before, he could tell something was wrong by the sounds coming from the booster before it blew. He tightened his harness and told Titov to do the same in anticipation of the launch escape system going off. Seconds later the Soyuz escape tower accelerated at 20 G's, taking the capsule to a safe distance from the pad.

This was the second attempt to launch the crew of Strekalov and Titov to accomplish their mission of augmenting the Salyut 7 solar arrays. They had failed to dock aboard Soyuz T-8 in April and now were grounded for physical evaluation after the high-G escape from the booster. Their mission would have to be accomplished by the crew of Aleksandrov and Lyakhov already aboard the station, although they had not been trained specifically for it.

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Soyuz T-10A explodes Soyuz T-10A explodes on pad. Credit: RKK Energia

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Soyuz LES Test Soyuz capsule descends after launch escape system test. Credit: RKK Energia

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Soyuz launch escape Soyuz launch escape system test Credit: RKK Energia

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Soyuz T-10A Soyuz T-10A launch escape system ascends into sky. Credit: RKK Energia

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• Soyuz T-10-1 - . Call Sign: Okean (Ocean). Crew: Strekalov, Titov, Vladimir. Backup Crew: Kizim, Solovyov, Vladimir. Payload: Soyuz 7K-ST s/n 16L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: UNKS. Program: Salyut 7. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz T-10-1, Soyuz T-9. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Duration: 0.0001 days. Decay Date: 1983-09-27 . Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). Aborted September 27, 1983 19:38 GMT. Unsuccessful mission. Launch vehicle blew up on pad at Tyuratam; crew saved by abort system..