Soyuz TM-16

Vulkan

Russia

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	24.01.1993
Launch time:	05:58 UT
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	350 km
Inclination:	51,6°
Docking MIR:	26.01.1993, 07:31:17 UT
Undocking MIR:	22.07.1993, 03:00:30 UT
Landing date:	22.07.1993
Landing time:	06:41 UT
Landing site:	47° 23' N, 69° 22' E

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Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Manakov	Gennadi Mikhailovich	Commander	2	179d 00h 43m	2833
2	Poleshchuk	Aleksandr Fyodorovich	Flight Engineer	1	179d 00h 43m	2833

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Manakov
2	Poleshchuk
3

Landing
1	Manakov
2	Poleshchuk
3	Haigneré

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Tsibliyev	Vasili Vasiliyevich	Commander
2	Usachyov	Yuri Vladimirovich	Flight Engineer

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 140 km east of Dzheskasgan.

Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the MIR space station on 26.01.1993. Main goal of this mission was the crew exchange. Manakov and Poleshchuk became the 13. MIR-resident crew. The cosmonauts worked on experiments in biology, astronomy, materials science and earth science.

Both cosmonauts performed two EVAs on 19.04.1993 (5h 25m) and on 18.06.1993 (4h 33m). The main work was the installation of the Kvant 1 solar array drive unit with some technical problems.

Finally the crew made Earth observation with special cameras. Supplies were brought with the cargo space ships Progress M-16 - M-18 to the MIR space station.

Photos / Drawings

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