Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 171

Soyuz TM-20

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  03.10.1994
Launch time:  22:42 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  200 - 249,6 km
Inclination:  51,65°
Landing date:  22.03.1995
Landing time:  04:04 UT
Landing site:  50° 31' N, 67° 21' E
Crew Soyuz TM-20

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Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Viktorenko  Aleksandr Stepanovich  Commander 4 169d 05h 21m  2677 
2 Russian Federation  Kondakova  Yelena Vladimirovna  Flight Engineer 1 169d 05h 21m  2677 
3 Germany  Merbold  Ulf Dietrich  Research Cosmonaut 3 31d 12h 35m  499 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Viktorenko
2  Kondakova
3  Merbold
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Viktorenko
2  Kondakova
3  Polyakov

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job
1 Russian Federation  Gidzenko  Yuri Pavlovich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Avdeyev  Sergei Vasiliyevich  Flight Engineer
3 Spain  Duque  Pedro Francisco  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz TM-20 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 54 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Docking on MIR spacestation; exchange of resident crew partly; Viktorenko, Kondakova and long-term cosmonaut Polyakov became 17th resident crew of the station; scientific research program to test organism in weightlessness and long duration missions; when crew landed, Polyakov was onboard and is now world record holder (438 days in space in one flight).

Note

Merbold returned to Earth on 04.11.1994 at 11:18 UT with Soyuz TM-19-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 10.06.1990 Soyuz TM-20 launch
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Last update on October 05, 2008.

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