Soyuz TM-29
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| Mission name | Soyuz TM-29 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 7150 kg | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | Дербе́нт (Derbent) | ||||
| Launch date | February 20, 1999 04:18:01 UT Gagarin's Start |
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| Landing | August 28, 1999 00:34:20 UT 70 km NE of Arkalyk |
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| Mission duration | 188 days 20 hours 16 minutes 19 seconds | ||||
| Number of orbits | ~3,070 | ||||
| Apogee | 273 km | ||||
| Perigee | 188 km | ||||
| Orbital period | 88.6 minutes | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.6° | ||||
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Soyuz TM-29 was a Russian manned spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 11A511U rocket. It docked with Mir on February 22 at 05:36 GMT with Cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev of Russia, Jean-Pierre Haigneré of France, and Ivan Bella of Slovakia aboard. Since two crew seats had been sold (to Slovakia and France), Afanasyev was the only Russian cosmonaut aboard. This meant that Russian engineer Avdeyev already aboard Mir would have to accept a double-length assignment. After the February 27 departure of EO-26 crew commander Padalka and cosmonaut Bella aboard Soyuz TM-28, the new EO-27 Mir crew consisted of Afanasyev as Commander, Avdeyev as Engineer and French cosmonaut Haigneré.
[edit] Crew
| Position | Launching Crew | Landing Crew |
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| Commander |  Viktor AfanasyevThird spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer |  Jean-Pierre HaigneréSecond spaceflight |
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| Research Cosmonaut/Flight Engineer |  Ivan BellaFirst spaceflight |
Sergei Avdeyev Third spaceflight |
[edit] Mission highlights
38th expedition to Mir.
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