Soyuz T-11
Soyuz T-11
Launch Date
April 3, 1984
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Soyuz T-11
Soyuz T-11
Launch Date
April 3, 1984
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
This was a visitation and Soyuz vehicle swap mission that brought the first Indian to space. The week-long flight performed Earth observations as well as materials and life science experiments. The crew returned to Earth on Soyuz T-10.
Nations
USSR
USSR
India
India
Agencies
CCCP
CCCP
Roscosmos
Roscosmos
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.