Soyuz TM-23
Operator | Rosaviakosmos | ||||
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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°17′N 70°50′E / 50.28°N 70.83°E | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
Regime | Low Earth | ||||
Perigee | 202 kilometres (126 mi) | ||||
Apogee | 240 kilometres (150 mi) | ||||
Inclination | 51.6 degrees | ||||
Docking with Mir | |||||
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Soyuz TM-23 was the 25th manned spacecraft to visit the Soviet Space Station Mir[1]
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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Coordinates: 50°17′N 70°50′E / 50.283°N 70.833°E
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