Soyuz TM-28
| Operator | Rosaviakosmos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission duration | 198 days, 16 hours, 31 minutes, 19 seconds | ||||
| Orbits completed | 3,144 | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM | ||||
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia | ||||
| Crew | |||||
| Crew size |
3 up 2 down | ||||
| Members | Gennady Padalka | ||||
| Launching |
Sergei Avdeyev Yuri Baturin | ||||
| Landing | Ivan Bella | ||||
| Callsign | Альтаи́р (Altair) | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | August 13, 1998, 09:43:11 UTC | ||||
| Rocket | Soyuz-U | ||||
| End of mission | |||||
| Landing date | February 28, 1999, 02:14:30 UTC | ||||
| Landing site |
50°42′N 67°12′E / 50.700°N 67.200°E 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Kijma | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Perigee | 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||
| Apogee | 273.7 kilometres (170.1 mi) | ||||
| Inclination | 51.64 degrees | ||||
| Period | 88.5 minutes | ||||
| Docking with Mir | |||||
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TM-28 was a Soyuz mission to the Mir space station.
Crew
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Third and last spaceflight |
None |
| Research Cosmonaut | First spaceflight |
Only spaceflight |
Mission Accomplishments
- Docked with Mir.
- Baturin became the first Russian politician in space.
- Padalka and Avdeyev performed an EVA on 15.09.1998 (30 m) into the module Spektr (new cables connected for solar structures).
Notes
- Padalka and Avdeyev became 26th resident crew of Mir.
- Baturin landed on August 25, 1998 (5:22 UT) with Soyuz TM-27.
- Avdeyev landed on August 28, 1999 (0:41 UT) with Soyuz TM-29.
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