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Soyuz T-12

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AKA: Pamir (Pamir mountains);Salyut 7 EP-4. Launched: 1984-07-17. Returned: 1984-07-29. Number crew: 3 . Duration: 11.80 days.

The crew comprising ship's commander V A Dzhanibekov, flight engineer S E Savitskaya and cosmonaut-research I P Volk, docked to the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.

Narrative (adapted from D S F Portree's Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA RP-1357, 1995)

The crew included veteran cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Buran shuttle program cosmonaut Igor Volk, and Svetlana Savitskaya. On July 25 Dzhanibekov and Savitskaya performed a 3 hr, 30 min EVA, during which they tested the URI multipurpose tool. They cut, welded, soldered, and coated metal samples. During the Pamirs' stay, the six cosmonauts aboard Salyut 7 also conducted Rezonans tests and collected station air samples.

• Soyuz T-12 - . Call Sign: Pamir (Pamir mountains). Crew: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya, Volk. Backup Crew: Ivanova, Savinykh, Vasyutin. Payload: Soyuz T s/n 18L. Mass: 7,020 kg (15,470 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 7. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-12. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Duration: 11.80 days. Decay Date: 1984-07-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 15119 . COSPAR: 1984-073A. Apogee: 218 km (135 mi). Perigee: 192 km (119 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.60 min. Docked with Salyut 7. Transported a crew comprising ship's commander V A Dzhanibekov, flight engineer S E Savitskaya and cosmonaut-research I P Volk to the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments..

• EVA Salyut 7 EP-4-1 - . Crew: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya. EVA Duration: 0.15 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya. Program: Salyut 7. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-12. Spacecraft Bus: Almaz. Spacecraft: Salyut 7. Conducted welding experiments..

• Landing of Soyuz T-12 - . Return Crew: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya, Volk. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya, Volk. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-12. Soyuz T-12 landed at 12:55 GMT. .