Soyuz TM-27
Soyuz TM-27 is a Russian spacecraft that ferried cosmonauts and supplies to the Mir, the Russian space station. It was the 33rd expedition to Mir. It was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on January 29, 1998. The main mission was to exchange one crew member, carry out French mission PEGASE, and conduct routine science experiments.
Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
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COSPAR ID | 1998-004A |
SATCAT no. | 25146 |
Mission duration | 207 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes, 2 seconds |
Orbits completed | 3,284 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Talgat Musabayev Nikolai Budarin |
Launching | Léopold Eyharts |
Landing | Yuri Baturin |
Callsign | Криста́лл (Kristall) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 29, 1998, 16:33:42 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
End of mission | |
Landing date | August 25, 1998, 05:24:44 UTC |
Landing site | 47.96944°N 69.63056°E |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 382 kilometres (237 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 390 kilometres (240 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with Mir | |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
TM-27 docked with Mir. The crew repaired the Spektr solar panel and installed a new VDU station orientation system.
Crew
Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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Commander | Talgat Musabayev Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer | Nikolai Budarin Second spaceflight | |
Research Cosmonaut | Léopold Eyharts First spaceflight |
Yuri Baturin First spaceflight |
Mission accomplishments
EVA schedule
- 03.03.1998 aborted due to faulty hatch
- 01.04.1998 (6h 40m)
- 06.04.1998 (4h 23m)
- 11.04.1998 (6h 25m)
- 17.04.1998 (6h 32m)
- 22.04.1998 (6h 21m)
- Over the course of these 5 walks, the cosmonauts repaired the Spektr solar panel and installed a new VDU station orientation system.
Mission notes
Both cosmonauts and astronaut Andy Thomas (arrived on STS-89) became the 25th resident crew. Eyharts landed on 19.02.1998 with Soyuz TM-26-spacecraft. Included astronaut from France.
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