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When approaching to within 4km of the station the engine was fired for a planned 6 second burn, but it shut down after 3 seconds and the Igla docking system also shut down. The Proton crew on the Salyut 6 reported flames shooting out of the main engine and towards the back-up engine at the time of the shutdown. The docking was called off and the craft began its return to earth.
During the descent to earth the back-up engine did not shut down at the end of the planned 188 second burn. Since it was not clear if the engine had operated at its correct thrust Rukavishnikov let it burn for a further 25 seconds before shutting it down manually. As a result of this Soyuz 33 made a steep ballistic reentry and experienced accelerations of up to 10G (98 m/s²). Examination of the engine was impossible and the service module was discarded after the mission. Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Рукавишников; September 18, 1932, Tomsk – October 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions...
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Рукавишников; September 18, 1932, Tomsk – October 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions... Georgi Ivanov This article is about Georgi Ivanov the cosmonaut. ...
Mission parameters
Mass: 6860 kg
Perigee: 198.6 km
Apogee: 279.2 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Period: 88.99 minutes
Mission highlights
Intercosmos mission to Salyut 6 with Bulgarian cosmonaut.
Failed to dock with Salyut 6 due to main engine fault.
Retro burn with reserve engine.
Reentry acceleration of 10 G (98 m/s²).
Salyut 6 was a Soviet space station launched on September 29, 1977. ...
Soyuz TMA-3 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ISS on October 18, 2003, carrying the Expedition 8 crew – American astronaut and commander Michael Foale and Russian cosmonaut and flight engineer Alexander "Sasha" Kaleri – as well as ESA's Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque.
Soyuz TMA-4 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ISS on April 19, 2004, carrying the Expedition 9 crew to relieve the Expedition 8 crew.
Soyuz TMA-5 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ISS on October 14, 2004, carrying the Expedition 10 crew to relieve the Expedition 9 crew.
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