Soyuz TM-29

Russia

Launch- and landing data

Launch date:	20.02.1999
Launch time:	04:18 UT
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	193,4 - 240,9 km
Inclination:	51,66°
Docking MIR:	22.02.1999, 05:36:16 UT
Undocking MIR:	27.08.1999, 21:17:01 UT
Landing date:	28.08.1999
Landing time:	00:35 UT
Landing site:	50° 32' N, 67° 09' E

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Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Afanasiyev	Viktor Mikhailovich	Commander	3	188d 20h 17m	2988
2	Haigneré	Jean-Pierre	Flight Engineer	2	188d 20h 17m	2988
3	Bella	Ivan	Research Cosmonaut	1	7d 21h 56m	125

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Afanasiyev
2	Haigneré
3	Bella

Landing
1	Afanasiyev
2	Avdeyev
3	Haigneré

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Sharipov	Salizhan Shakirovich	Commander
2	André-Deshays	Claudie	Flight Engineer
3	Fulier	Michal	Research Cosmonaut

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 76 km northnortheast of Arkalyk.

First mission under Russian lead with three cosmonauts from three different countries; docking on MIR spacestation; Bella carried out the Stefanik-Research program; Afanasiyev and Haigneré became together with Avdeyev the 27th resident crew of MIR; first EVA by Afanasiyev and Haigneré on 16.04.1999 (6h 19m) to deploy Sputnik-99 and to evaluate tools; Afanasiyev and Avdeyev performed a second EVA on 23.07.1999 (6h 07m); the attempt, to unfold an antenna, failed; another EVA by Afanasiyev and Avdeyev on 28.07.1999 (5h 22m); unfolding the antenna was successful.