Soyuz-TM

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Soyuz-TM
Soyuz-TM spacecraft. Compare the antennae on the orbital module to those on Soyuz-T. Differences reflect the change from the Igla rendezvous system used on Soyuz-T to the Kurs rendezvous system used on Soyuz-TM
Description
Role:	Used to carry cosmonauts to and from Mir and ISS
Crew:	3
Dimensions
Height:	57.44 ft	7.48 m
Diameter:	13.61 ft	2.72 m
Volume:	264.86 ft³	7.5 m³
Performance
Endurance:

Soyuz-TM crew transports (T - транспортный - Transportnyi - meaning transport, M - модифицированный - Modifitsirovannyi - meaning modified) was a fourth generation (1986-2003) Soyuz spacecraft used for ferry flights to the Mir and ISS space stations. It added to the Soyuz-T new docking and rendezvous, radio communications, emergency and integrated parachute/landing engine systems. The new Kurs rendezvous and docking system permitted the Soyuz-TM to maneuver independently of the station, without the station making "mirror image" maneuvers to match unwanted translations introduced by earlier models' aft-mounted attitude control.

[edit] External links

• Russia New Russian spaceship will be able to fly to Moon - space corp
• RSC Energia: Concept Of Russian Manned Space Navigation Development
• Mir Hardware Heritage
  • David S.F. Portree, Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA RP-1357, 1995
  • Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource)
• Information on Soyuz spacecraft
• OMWorld's ASTP Docking Trainer Page
• NASA - Russian Soyuz TMA Spacecraft Details
• Space Adventures circum-lunar mission - details

v • d • e Soyuz programme Planned TMA-13 · TMA-14  · TMA-15 · TMA-16 · TMA-17 Current TMA-12 Soyuz-TMA (2003–…) TMA-1 · TMA-2 · TMA-3 · TMA-4 · TMA-5 · TMA-6 · TMA-7 · TMA-8 · TMA-9 · TMA-10 · TMA-11 Soyuz-TM (1986–2003) TM-2 · TM-3 · TM-4 · TM-5 TM-6 · TM-7 · TM-8 · TM-9 · TM-10 · TM-11 · TM-12 · TM-13 · TM-14 · TM-15 · TM-16 · TM-17 · TM-18 · TM-19 · TM-20 · TM-21 · TM-22 · TM-23 · TM-24 · TM-25 · TM-26 · TM-27 · TM-28 · TM-29 · TM-30 · TM-31 · TM-32 · TM-33 · TM-34 Soyuz-T (1976–1986) T-2 · T-3 · T-4 · T-5 · T-6 · T-7 · T-8 · T-9 · T-10-1 · T-10 · T-11 · T-12 · T-13 · T-14 · T-15 Soyuz 7K-TM (1975–1976) 19 · 22 Soyuz 7K-T (1973–1981) 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18a · 18  · 21 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971) 10 · 11 Soyuz 7K-OK (1966–1971) 1 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 Unmanned Cosmos 133 · Cosmos 140 · Cosmos 186 · Cosmos 188 · Cosmos 212 · Cosmos 213 · Cosmos 238 · Soyuz 2 · Cosmos 379 · Cosmos 396 · Cosmos 398 · Cosmos 434 · Cosmos 496 · Cosmos 573 · Cosmos 613 · Cosmos 638 · Cosmos 656 · Cosmos 670 · Cosmos 672 · Cosmos 772 · Soyuz 20 · Cosmos 869 · Cosmos 1001 · Cosmos 1074 · Soyuz T-1 · Soyuz TM-1

v • d • e Soviet (to 1991) and Russian government manned space programs Active Soyuz • ISS (joint) Spaceflight Portal In Development Kliper Past Vostok • Voskhod • Salyut • Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (joint) • Mir • Shuttle-Mir Program (joint) Cancelled Zond (lunar Soyuz 7K-L1) • N1-L3 (Moon landing program) • TMK (Mars flyby program) • Spiral • Almaz (incorporated into Salyut program) / TKS spacecraft • Energia / Buran