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Soyuz TM-20
1994 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir
1994 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Soyuz TM-20 |
| image | Mir as seen from Discovery during STS-63.jpg |
| image_caption | Mir as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-63, with Soyuz TM-20 seen at the top |
| insignia | Soyuz TM-20 patch.png |
| image_size | 200px |
| mission_type | Mir crew transport |
| operator | Rosaviakosmos |
| COSPAR_ID | 1994-063A |
| SATCAT | 23288 |
| mission_duration | 169 days, 5 hours, 21 minutes, 35 seconds |
| orbits_completed | ~2,760 |
| spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-STM No.69 |
| spacecraft_type | Soyuz-TM |
| manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| launch_mass | 7170 kg |
| launch_date | UTC |
| launch_rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| launch_site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| landing_date | UTC |
| landing_site | |
| crew_size | 3 |
| crew_members | Aleksandr Viktorenko |
| Yelena Kondakova | |
| crew_launching | Ulf Merbold |
| crew_landing | Valeri Polyakov |
| crew_callsign | Ви́тязь (Vityaz' – Knight) |
| orbit_epoch | 3 November 1994 |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Low Earth |
| orbit_periapsis | 392 km |
| orbit_apoapsis | 394 km |
| orbit_inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| orbit_period | 92.42 minutes |
| apsis | gee |
| docking | {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock |
| docking_target | Mir |
| docking_type | dock |
| docking_port | Core forward |
| docking_date | 6 October 1994, 00:28:15 UTC |
| undocking_date | 22 March 1995, 00:43:08 UTC |
| previous_mission | Soyuz TM-19 |
| next_mission | Soyuz TM-21 |
| programme | Soyuz programme |
| (Crewed missions) |
Yelena Kondakova (Crewed missions) Soyuz TM-20 was the twentieth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir. It launched Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Viktorenko, Yelena Kondakova, and German cosmonaut Ulf Merbold.
Crew
Mission highlights
The flight 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.
References
References
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
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