Soyuz TM-20
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| Mission name | Soyuz TM-20 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 7170 kg | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | Ви́тязь (Vityaz' - Knight) | ||||
| Launch date | October 3, 1994 22:42:30 UTC Gagarin's Start |
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| Landing | March 22, 1995 04:04:05 UTC 54 km NE of Arkalyk 50°31′N 67°21′E / 50.52°N 67.35°E |
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| Mission duration | 169 days 05 hours 21 minutes 35 seconds | ||||
| Number of orbits | ~2,760 | ||||
| Apogee | 249.6 km | ||||
| Perigee | 200 km | ||||
| Orbital period | 88.7 minutes | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.65° | ||||
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[edit] Crew
| Position | Launching Crew | Landing Crew |
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| Commander |  Alexander ViktorenkoFourth spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer | Yelena Kondakova First spaceflight |
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| Research Cosmonaut |  Ulf MerboldThird spaceflight |
Valeri Polyakov Second spaceflight |
[edit] 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.
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