Spacesuit Orlan Orlan space suit as used on Salyut 7 and Mir space stations. Credit: Zvezda |
Launched: During 1983. Number crew: 3 .
Planned second manned flight of TKS ferry to the Salyut 7 space station. The crews were assigned in September/October 1979. But in December 1981 Ustinov killed Chelomei's plans for manned TKS flights. The TKS training group was dissolved and TKS-3 flew unmanned to Salyut 7 as Cosmos 1686.