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Soyuz-T 10-1
(Salyut 7 - aborted)

Cosmonauts:
   
Vladimir G. Titov, Commander
    Gennadi M. Strekalov, Flight Engineer
Backup:
    Leonid Kizim
    Vladimir Solovyev
Date: 26 September 1983
Time: 19:36 UTC
Duration: About 4 minutes
Call Sign: Okean (Ocean)

While still on the launch pad, the lower end of the rocket caught fire. The crew capsule was successfully ejected and the crew rescued. Because of insufficient altitude, Soyuz-T 10-1 is not classified as a space flight.

This launch failure caused the crew of Soyuz-T 9 to stay in space aboard the Salyut 7 well over the 100 day safety limitation of the Soyuz capsules. Degradation of the craft's onboard systems was the reason for this limitation.