Vasyutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich
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Russian pilot cosmonaut 1976-1986.
Graduated from Chuguyev Higher Military Pilot School named after Sergei Grizewez, Kharkov, 1973 and from Gagarin Military Academy, Monino, 1987. Candidate of military sciences degree, 1990. Graduated from General Staff Academy 1995. Cosmonaut training 23 August 1976 - 30 January 1979. Left cosmonaut team for medical reasons. Call sign: Cheget (Tcheget - mountain in the Caucasus) Deputy Faculty Chief, VVA - Gagarin Aviation Academy, Monino. Employed outside space program, March 1988. Died of cancer.
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1952 March 8
- Birth of Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin - . Nation: Russia, Ukraine. Related Persons: Vasyutin. Russian pilot cosmonaut 1976-1986. 1 spaceflight, 64.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz T-14 (1985)..
1976 August 23
- Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 6 selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Ivanov, Leonid, Moskalenko, Protchenko, Saley, Solovyov, Titov, Vladimir, Vasyutin, Volkov, Aleksandr.
1981 Late
- TKS-3 (cancelled) - . Crew: Preobrazhensky, Sarafanov, Yuyukov. Backup Crew: Grechanik, Rozhdestvensky, Vasyutin. Nation: Russia. Program: Almaz. Flight: TKS-3. Spacecraft: TKS. Third TKS flight that would have docked with the cancelled Almaz OPS 4 military space station. The spacecraft was instead flown unmanned to Salyut 7 as Cosmos 1686..
1984 February 8
12:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz T-10 - .
Call Sign: Mayak (Beacon ). Crew: Atkov,
Kizim,
Solovyov, Vladimir.
Backup Crew: Polyakov,
Savinykh,
Vasyutin.
Payload: Soyuz 7K-ST s/n 15L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Program: Salyut 7.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz T-10.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz T.
Duration: 62.95 days. Decay Date: 1984-04-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 14701 . COSPAR: 1984-014A. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi). Perigee: 199 km (123 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.70 min.
Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 7. Transported a crew consisting of ship's commander L D Kizim, flight engineer V A Solovyov and cosmonaut-research O Y Atkov to the SALYUT-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.
1984 July 17
17:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.- 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..
1985 March
- Soyuz T-13A (cancelled) - . Crew: Savinykh, Vasyutin, Volkov, Aleksandr. Backup Crew: Aleksandrov, Saley, Viktorenko. Nation: Russia. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-13A. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. A mission was planned from 1982 to operate the military experiments aboard TKS-3 after it had docked with Salyut 7. Salyut 7 problems resulted in a complete breakdown of the TKS-3 plans and the crew was split-up and launched on two seperate flights..
1985 September 17
12:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.- Soyuz T-14 - .
Call Sign: Cheget (Tcheget - mountain in the Caucasus). Crew: Grechko,
Vasyutin,
Volkov, Aleksandr.
Backup Crew: Saley,
Strekalov,
Viktorenko.
Payload: Soyuz T s/n 20L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Program: Salyut 7.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz T-13 EO-4-a,
Soyuz T-13 EO-4-b,
Soyuz T-14 EO-4-c,
Soyuz T-14 Salyut 7 EP-5.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz T.
Duration: 64.91 days. Decay Date: 1985-11-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 16051 . COSPAR: 1985-081A. Apogee: 223 km (138 mi). Perigee: 196 km (121 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.70 min.
Docked with Salyut 7. Transported a crew comprising ship's commander V V Vasyutin, flight engineer G M Grechko and cosmonaut-researcher A A Volkov to the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments. Grechko returned in Soyuz T-13 on 25 September 1985 - emergency return.
1985 November 21
- Landing of Soyuz T-14 - . Return Crew: Savinykh, Vasyutin, Volkov, Aleksandr. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Savinykh, Vasyutin, Volkov, Aleksandr. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-13 EO-4-a, Soyuz T-14 EO-4-c. Soyuz T-14 landed at 10:31 GMT with the crew of Savinykh, Vasyutin and Volkov Aleksandr aboard..