Soyuz T-15

[astrosammy]

I just looked at all the Soyuz missions at Wikipedia and then found Soyuz T-15.
Soyuz T-15 is a quite interesting mission. It was the first spaceflight to two space stations. It launched on March 14, 1986 and first stayed 51 days aboard Mir to unload two Progress spacecraft. On May 5 it undocked for an one day travel to Salyut-7. 50 days later it returned to Mir with some instruments from Salyut-7. It landed on July 16. Mir has changed it's Orbit to conserve Soyuz T-15's fuel on the travel to and from Salyut.
I think it's a nice thing for Orbinauts to test their rendezvous skills.
I'll try it out tomorrow.

http://www.astronautix.com/flights/mireo1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_T-15

 

[Urwumpe]

This article could also be interesting for you:

http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/histind/MirtoSal7flyover/MirToSal7Flyover.html

 

[astrosammy]

Thanks for the link. All that numbers will help me to do it as exactly as possible.


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Great! There are Addons for all these thing available:

Salyut-6 (looks nearly the same as Salyut-7) http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=41&title=Salyut%206%20Station

and Mir
I think it would be OK when I take Kwant-2 for Cosmos 1686, because they are both based on the TKS spacecraft.

and Soyuz TMA for Soyuz T.

 

[tblaxland]

Fascinating mission and thanks for the article Urwumpe. It just goes to show what can be accomplished with some small manoeuvres and some patience.

 

[astrosammy]

I've just completed the scenario file. Required Addons:

Soyuz 1: http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.ph...tails&lid=34&ttitle=Soyuz_I_Mission#dldetails

Progress: http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.ph...etails&lid=40&ttitle=Progress_ferry#dldetails

Salyut 6: http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.ph...ails&lid=41&ttitle=Salyut_6_Station#dldetails

Baikonur: http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.ph...d=20&ttitle=Baikonur_Launch_Complex#dldetails

Mir:
[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=2536"]Mir Space Station v.1.3[/ame]

EDIT: Here's a nice timeline: http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/machines/st15.sht

The orbits are the real ones, but I was not able to find the exact position of the two stations at launch.

Just found out that I set the wrong date. It has to be March 13 and not May 13, I'll upload an updated file to OH later.

 

[astrosammy]

Uploaded to O-H now: [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3649"]Soyuz T-15 Scenario[/ame]