Soyuz TM-28
1998 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir
Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
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COSPAR ID |
1998-047A
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SATCAT no. |
25429
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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 I. Padalka |
Launching |
Sergei Avdeyev
Yuri Baturin |
Landing | Ivan Bella |
Callsign | Альтаи́р ( Altair ) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | August 13, 1998, 09:43:11 ( 1998-08-13UTC09:43:11Z ) UTC [1] |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
End of mission | |
Landing date | February 28, 1999, 02:14:30 ( 1999-02-28UTC02:14:31Z ) UTC |
Landing site |
50°42′N
67°12′E
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50.700°N 67.200°E
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50.700; 67.200
100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Kijma |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 190 kilometres (120 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 273.7 kilometres (170.1 mi) |
Inclination | 51.64 degrees |
Period | 88.5 minutes |
Docking with Mir | |
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Crew
Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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Commander |
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Flight Engineer |
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None |
Research Cosmonaut |
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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 .
References
- ↑ Williams, David R. "Soyuz-TM 28" . NSSDCA Master Catalog . NASA . Archived from the original on 26 September 2020 . Retrieved 25 April 2021 .
- ↑ Zak, Anatoly. "Mir operations in 1998" . Russian Space Web . Archived from the original on 25 April 2021 . Retrieved 25 April 2021 .
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