Soyuz TM-22

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Soyuz TM-22
Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz TM-22
Crew size 3
Call sign Ура́н (Uran)
Launch date September 3, 1995
09:00:23 UTC
Gagarin's Start
Landing February 29, 1996
10:42:08 UTC
105 km NE of Arkalyk (51.38 N; 67.45 E)
Mission duration 179 days 01 hours 41 minutes 45 seconds
Number of orbits ~2,800

[edit] Crew

(1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: 7150 kg
  • Perigee: 339 km
  • Apogee: 340 km
  • Inclination: 51.6°
  • Period: 92.1 minutes

[edit] Mission highlights

23rd expedition to Mir.

Soyuz TM-22 was a Russian transport spacecraft that transported cosmonauts to the Mir space station for a 135-day stay. It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and docked on September 5, 1995 with Mir's Kvant-2 module at the port that was vacated by Progress M-28 a day before.

Coordinates: 51°38′N, 67°45′E