Soyuz-U from Baikonur launched Soyuz T-8 with Titov, Strekalov, and Serebrov toward Salyut 7; a torn rendezvous radar antenna prevented docking and the crew returned after about two days.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.9 T
- Flight
- 317th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 20 April 1983, 13:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 1983-035
- Launches in 1983
- 36th of 129
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