Leonid Denisovich Kizim

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Twice the hero of the Soviet Union, the USSR pilot-cosmonaut

Background

Leonid Kizim was born on August 5, 1941, Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now Lyman, Ukraine)

Career

Сommander of the crew who flew from one orbital station (Mir) to another (Salyut-7) and vice versa (Soyuz T-15, 1986).

Achievements

1 flight - November 27 - December 10, 1980 as commander of the crew of the Soyuz T-3 spacecraft and DOS Salyut-6 together with O. Makarov and G. Strekalov. During the flight, the station's thermal control system was repaired. Flight duration: 12 days. 19 hour. 07 min. 42 seconds Callsign: "Mayak-1";

2 flight - February 8 - October 4, 1984 as commander of the Soyuz T-10 spacecraft and DOS

"Salyut-7" (together with V. Soloviev and O. Atkov) under the EO-3 program. During the flight, he performed 6 spacewalks with a total duration of 22 hours. 50 min. to repair the fuel mains of the station. Flight duration: 236 days. 22 hours.

49 min. Callsign: "Mayak-1";

3 flight - March 13 - July 16, 1986 as commander of the Soyuz T-15 spacecraft together with V. Soloviev. During the flight, for the first time in the world, a flight from one orbital station (Mir) to another (Salyut-7) and back. The cosmonauts performed the reversion of the base unit of the DOS Mir, and Salyut-7 performed two spacewalks with a total duration of 8 hours. 50 min. for the deployment and testing of a sliding farm. Flight duration: 125 days. 00 hours. 00 min. 56 seconds Callsign: "Mayak-1".

Connections

Leonid Kizim was married with two children.

References

Russian Cosmonaut Twice Hero of the USSR Leonid Kizim Passes Away Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original
2011

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Leonid Denisovich Kizim

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1971 - 1975

1989

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1963

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Gold Star Medal (December 10, 1980, October 2, 1984)

Orders of Lenin (December 10, 1980, October 2, 1984, July 16, 1986)

Order of Friendship (February 21, 1996)

Order of Honor (February 23, 1998)

For the development of virgin lands medal (1980)

Kirti Chakra Order (1985), India

Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor (1982), France

the Order of Sukhbaatar, Mongolia