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Mission name: Soyuz T-6
Call sign: Pamir (Pamirs)
Number of crew members: 3

Launch:
24 June 1982, 16:29:48 UTC, Baikonur
Landing:
2 July 1982, 14:20:40 UTC, 65 km NE of Arkalyk
Duration: 7 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes, 52 seconds
Number of orbits: 125

CREW

• Vladimir Dzhanibekov (3)
• Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (2)
• Jean-Loup Chrétien - France (1)

(1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission

MISSION HIGHLIGHTS

Second expedition to Salyut 7. Tenth international crew.

Carried cosmonaut from France.

Suffered Argon computer failure 900 m from Salyut 7. Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov took manual control and docked with the station 14 minutes ahead of schedule. The skill he displayed contributed to his being tapped for the Soyuz-T 13 mission to rescue Salyut 7 in 1985. Jean-Loup Chrétien's launch marked the start of a new phase in the manned Intercosmos flights.

During the stay of the Soyuz-T 6 Visiting Expedition, the Elbrus gave visiting Frenchman Jean-Loup Chrétien 'the honor' of ejecting a satellite—Salyut 7's weekly bag of waste—from the small trash airlock.

In his diary, Lebedev quoted Chrétien as saying Salyut 7 "is simple, doesn’t look impressive, but is reliable."