Soyuz TM-27
Operator | Rosaviakosmos | ||||
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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°58′10″N 69°37′50″E / 47.96944°N 69.63056°E | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
Regime | Low Earth | ||||
Perigee | 382 kilometres (237 mi) | ||||
Apogee | 390 kilometres (240 mi) | ||||
Inclination | 51.6 degrees | ||||
Docking with Mir | |||||
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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.
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
- Docked with Mir
- Exchange part of crew
- Carried out French mission PEGASE
- Conducted routine science experiments
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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Coordinates: 47°57′07″N 69°37′50″E / 47.95194°N 69.63056°E
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