Soyuz TM-23
Soyuz TM-23 was the 25th crewed spacecraft to visit the Soviet Space Station Mir[1]
Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
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COSPAR ID | 1996-011A |
SATCAT no. | 23798 |
Mission duration | 193 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds |
Orbits completed | ~3,155 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 2 up 3 down |
Members | Yuri Onufrienko Yury Usachov |
Landing | Claudie André-Deshays |
Callsign | Скиф (Skiph - Scythian) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | February 21, 1996, 12:34:05 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
End of mission | |
Landing date | September 2, 1996, 07:41:40 UTC |
Landing site | 50.28°N 70.83°E |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 202 kilometres (126 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 240 kilometres (150 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with Mir | |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Crew
Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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Commander | Yuri Onufrienko First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer | Yury Usachov Second spaceflight | |
Research Cosmonaut | None | Claudie André-Deshays First spaceflight |
References
- The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-TM-23.htm
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