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Soyuz TM-28 - Definition and Overview

Soyuz TM-28

International Flight-No. 205
Mission Insignia


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Mission Statistics
Mission Name:International Flight-No. 205
Call Sign:Альтаи́р (Altair)
Spacecraft Name:Soyuz TM-28
Number of Crew Members:3
Launch:August 13, 1998
09:43:11 UT
Baikonur, Pad 1
Landing:February 28, 1999
02:14:30 UT
50° 42' N, 67° 12' E
100 km south of Kijma
Duration:198 days, 16 h, 31 min, 19 s
Number of Orbits:3144
Contents

Crew

Launched:

Landed:

Mission Parameters

  • Mass: ? kg
  • Perigee: 190 km
  • Apogee: 237.7 km
  • Inclination: 51.64°
  • Period: 88.5 min

Mission Accomplishments

  • Docked with Mir
  • Baturin is first Russian politician in space
  • Padalka and Avdeyev performed an EVA on 15.09.1998 (30 m) into the module Spektr (new cabels connected for solar structures).

Notes

  • Padalka and Avdeyev became 26th resident crew of MIR.
  • Baturin landed on 25.08.1998 (5:22 UT) with Soyuz TM-27.
  • Avdeyev landed on 28.08.1999 (0:41 UT) with Soyuz TM-29.
Previous Mission:
Soyuz TM-27
Soyuz programme Next Mission:
Soyuz TM-29


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