Soyuz TM-13

Donbass

USSR

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

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

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Volkov
2	Aubakirov
3	Viehböck

Landing
1	Volkov
2	Krikalyov
3	Flade

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Viktorenko	Aleksandr Stepanovich	Commander
2	Musabayev	Talgat Amangeldyyevich	Research Cosmonaut
3	Lothaller	Clemens	Research Cosmonaut

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 85 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the Soyuz TM-12-Kvant1-MIR-Kvant2-Kristall space station on 04.10.1991. Viehböck became the first Austrian in space. As part of the AUSTROMIR 91 program the crew performed scientific experiments with the ninth resident crew.

Main goal of the mission was the partly exchange of the MIR resident crew. Volkov and Krikalyov became the tenth MIR-resident crew. Both cosmonauts performed an EVA on 20.02.1992 (4h 12m) to dismantle a platform and for recovery of experiments.