Soyuz TM-22

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Soyuz TM-22
Mission insignia
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Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz TM-22
Spacecraft mass 7150 kg
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°23′N 67°27′E / 51.38°N 67.45°E / 51.38; 67.45
Mission duration 179 days 01 hours 41 minutes 45 seconds
Number of orbits ~2,800
Apogee 340 km
Perigee 339 km
Orbital period 92.1 minutes
Orbital inclination 51.6°
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[edit] Crew

Position Crew
Commander Russia Yuri Gidzenko
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer Russia Sergei Avdeyev
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer Germany Thomas Reiter
First spaceflight

[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 / 51.633°N 67.75°E / 51.633; 67.75

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