Soyuz TM-22
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Soyuz TM-22 was a Soyuz spaceflight to the Soviet space station Mir.[1] It launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Pad 1 on September 3, 1995.[1] After two days of free flight, the crew docked with Mir to become Mir Principal Expedition 20 and Euromir 95.[2] Mir 20 was a harbinger of the multinational missions that would be typical of the International Space Station.[2] After 179 days, 1 hour and 42 minutes on orbit, Reiter obtained the record for spaceflight duration by a Western European.[3]
Quick Facts Operator, COSPAR ID ...
Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
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COSPAR ID | 1995-047A |
SATCAT no. | 23665 |
Mission duration | 179 days, 1 hour, 41 minutes, 45 seconds |
Orbits completed | 2833 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-STM no. 71 |
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 (1995-09-03UTC09:00:23Z) UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
Launch site | Baikonur Launch Pad 1 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | February 29, 1996, 10:42:08 (1996-02-29UTC10:42:09Z) UTC |
Landing site | 51.38°N 67.45°E / 51.38; 67.45 |
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 | |
Docking port | Forward |
Docking date | 5 September 1995, 10:29:53 UTC |
Undocking date | 29 February 1996, 7:20:06 UTC |
Time docked | 176.8 days |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
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