Soyuz TM-22
Soyuz TM-22 was the 23rd crewed spacecraft mission to visit the Soviet Space Station Mir.[1]
| Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1995-047A |
| SATCAT no. | 23665 |
| Mission duration | 179 days, 1 hour, 41 minutes, 45 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~2,800 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Yuri Gidzenko Sergei Avdeyev Thomas Reiter |
| Callsign | Ура́н (Uran) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 3, 1995, 09:00:23 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | February 29, 1996, 10:42:08 UTC |
| Landing site | 51.38°N 67.45°E |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 339 kilometres (211 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 340 kilometres (210 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with Mir | |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Crew
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | First spaceflight | |
Mission highlights
Soyuz TM-22 was a Russian transport spacecraft that transported cosmonauts to the Mir space station for a 179-day stay. It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and docked on September 5, 1995 with Mir's Kvant-2 module at the port that was vacated by Progress M-28 a day before.
Soyuz TM-22 was the final mission launched on the Soyuz-U2 launch vehicle, fueled by synthetic Syntin rather than the RP-1 fuel used in other variants of the Soyuz launch vehicle.
References
- The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-tm22.htm
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