Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 142

Soyuz TM-13

USSR

Patch Soyuz TM-13

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  02.10.1991
Launch time:  05:59 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  350 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking MIR:  04.10.1991, 07:42 UT
Undocking MIR:  25.03.1992, 05:26 UT
Landing date:  25.03.1992
Landing time:  08:52 UT
Landing site:  85 km NE of Arkalyk
Crew Soyuz TM-13

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Volkov  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich  Commander 3 175d 02h 52m  2771 
2 Kazakhstan  Aubakirov  Toktar Ongarbayevich  Research Cosmonaut 1 7d 22h 12m  125 
3 Austria  Viehböck  Franz Artur  Research Cosmonaut 1 7d 22h 12m  125 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Volkov
2  Aubakirov
3  Viehböck
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Volkov
2  Krikalyov
3  Flade

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 USSR  Viktorenko  Aleksandr Stepanovich  Commander
2 Kazakhstan  Musabayev  Talgat Amangeldyyevich  Research Cosmonaut
3 Austria  Lothaller  Clemens  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz TM-13 (double)

alternate crew photo

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 85 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Docking on Soyuz TM-12-Kvant1-MIR-Kvant2-Kristall spacestation; scientific experiments with ninth resident crew; resident crew partly exchanged; Volkov and Krikalyov became tenth MIR-resident crew; both cosmonauts performed an EVA on 20.02.1992 (4h 12m).

Note

Aubakirov and Viehböck landed on 10.10.1991 at 04:12 UT with Soyuz TM-12-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 10.06.1990 Soyuz TM-13 launch
Soyuz TM-13 onboard MIR Soyuz TM-13 onboard MIR
Soyuz TM-13 MIR Soyuz TM-13 landing
Soyuz TM-13 recovery  

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