| COSPAR ID | 1985-081A |
|---|---|
| SATCATno. | 16051 |
| Mission duration | 64 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes, 8 seconds |
| Orbits completed | 1,021 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-T |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 6,850 kilograms (15,100 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Vladimir Vasyutin Alexander Volkov |
| Launching | Georgi Grechko |
| Landing | Viktor Savinykh |
| Callsign | Чегет (Cheget – "Mount Cheget") |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 17, 1985, 12:38:52 (1985-09-17UTC12:38:52Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | November 21, 1985, 10:31:00 (1985-11-21UTC10:32Z) UTC |
| Landing site | 180 kilometres (110 mi) SE ofDzhezkazgan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 196 kilometres (122 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 223 kilometres (139 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 88.7 minutes |
| Docking withSalyut 7 | |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz T-14 (Russian:Союз Т-14,Union T-14) was the ninth expedition toSalyut 7. The mission relievedSoyuz T-13, whose crew had performed unprecedented repairs aboard the previously-dead station.[1]
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Vladimir Vasyutin Only spaceflight | |
| Flight engineer | Georgi Grechko Third and last spaceflight | Viktor Savinykh Second spaceflight |
| Research cosmonaut | Alexander Volkov First spaceflight | |
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Aleksandr Viktorenko | |
| Flight engineer | Gennady Strekalov | |
| Research cosmonaut | Yevgeni Saley | |
Soyuz T-14 demonstrated the wisdom of maintaining a Soyuz at Salyut 7 as an emergency medical evacuation vehicle: the mission commander Vasyutin fell ill which forced an early termination of the planned 6-month mission.
The main goals of the mission was to receive Cosmos 1686, a modifiedTKS, and conduct spacewalks with application to future space stations.[2] The first goal was achieved on October 2. Cosmos 1686 contained 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) of freight, including large items like a girder to be assembled outside Salyut 7, and the Kristallizator materials processing apparatus. However, the crew of Soyuz T-14 were unable to achieve their second goal. By late October Vasyutin was no longer helping with experiments because he was ill.
On November 13 the cosmonauts began scrambling their communications with theTsUP. Return to Earth occurred soon after. Sources atNASA have reported that psychologists with theRussian Aviation and Space Agency cited Soyuz T-14 as ending prematurely due to "mood and performance issues" with the crew.[3] Vasyutin's illness is said to have been caused by aprostate infection or urinary tract infection,[4] which had manifested itself as inflammation and a fever.[5]
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