Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts

Kotov

Oleg Kotov

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Oleg Valeriyevich

Russia

Russian Federation

Personal data

Birthdate:  27.10.1965
Birthplace:  Simferopol / Simferopol Oblast / Ukrainian SSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  09.02.1996
Selection group:  MKS
Job:  Research Cosmonaut (RC) / Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Job Time Duration
1  Soyuz TMA-10 / ISS-15  Commander  07.04. - 21.10.2007 196d 17h 05m 
2  Soyuz TMA-17 / ISS-22  Commander  20.12.2009

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Double assignments

No. Mission Job
1  Soyuz TM-28  Research Cosmonaut

Additional information

Colonel, Russian Air Force; M.D. from Moscow Sergei M. Kirov Military Medicine Academy, 1980; then he worked in TsPK, medical department; was selected as cosmonaut on 09.02.1996; OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 03.06.1996 - 18.03.1998; was assigned as double for Soyuz TM-28; hobbies: swimming, computers. Kotov became the 100th Russian in space; since 30.01.2009 Deputy Commander of the TsPK cosmonaut corps.

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