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Soyuz TM-20
| Mission Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Mission Name: | Soyuz TM-20 |
| Call Sign: | Ви́тязь (Vityaz' - Knight) |
| Number of Crew Members: | 3 |
| Launch: | October 3, 1994 22:42:30 UTC Baikonur LC1 |
| Landing: | March 22, 1995 04:04:05 UTC 54 km NE of Arkalyk (50.52 N; 67.35 E) |
| Duration: | 169 days 05 hours 21 minutes 35 seconds |
| Number of Orbits: | ~2,760 |
Crew
Launched:
- Alexander Viktorenko (4)
- Elena Kondakova (1)
- Ulf Merbold (2) - ESA (Germany)
Landed:
- Alexander Viktorenko (4)
- Elena Kondakova (1)
- Valeri Polyakov (2)
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 7170 kg
- Perigee: 200 km
- Apogee: 249.6 km
- Inclination: 51.65°
- Period: 88.7 minutes
Mission Highlights
20th expedition to Mir.
Carried 10 kg of equipment for use by Merbold in ESA’s month-long Euromir 94 experiment program. During automatic approach to Mir’s front port, the spacecraft yawed unexpectedly. Viktorenko completed a manual docking without additional incident.
| Previous Mission: Soyuz TM-19 |
Soyuz programme | Next Mission: Soyuz TM-21 |
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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