Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 117

Soyuz TM-6

Soyuz TM-5

USSR

Patch Soyuz TM-6

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  29.08.1988
Launch time:  04:23 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  350 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Landing date:  07.09.1988
Landing time:  00:49 UT
Landing site:  160 km SE of Dzheskasgan
Crew Soyuz TM-6

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USSR  Lyakhov  Vladimir Afanasiyevich  Commander 3 8d 20h 26m  141 
2 USSR  Polyakov  Valeri Vladimirovich  Research Doctor 1 240d 22h 34m  3812 
3 Afghanistan  Mohmand  Abdul Ahad "Abdulah"  Research Cosmonaut 1 8d 20h 26m  141 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Lyakhov
2  Polyakov
3  Mohmand
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Titov
2  Manarov
3  Chrétien

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job
1 USSR  Berezovoy  Anatoli Nikolayevich  Commander
2 USSR  Arzamazov  German Semyonovich  Research Doctor
3 Afghanistan  Dauran-Ghulam Masum  Mohammed  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz TM-6 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing with Soyuz TM-5-spacecraft 160 km southeast of Dzheskasgan.

Docking on MIR-Quant-Soyuz TM-5; scientific work with the third resident crew; Polyakov stayed on board and became member of the third resident crew; landing at third attempt because of a computer error.

Note

Polyakov landed on 27.04.1989 at 02:57 UT with Soyuz TM-7-spacecraft.

Drawings

MIR since 31.03.1987

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Last update on November 10, 2008.

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