Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 159

Soyuz TM-17

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  01.07.1993
Launch time:  14:32 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  350 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking MIR:  03.07.1993, 16:24:03 UT
Undocking MIR:  14.01.1994, 04:37:11 UT
Landing date:  14.01.1994
Landing time:  08:18 UT
Landing site:  49° 37' N, 70° 07' E
Crew Soyuz TM-17

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Tsibliyev  Vasili Vasiliyevich  Commander 1 196d 17h 45m  3113 
2 Russian Federation  Serebrov  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich  Flight Engineer 4 196d 17h 45m  3113 
3 France  Haigneré  Jean-Pierre  Research Cosmonaut 1 20d 16h 08m  327 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Tsibliyev
2  Serebrov
3  Haigneré
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Tsibliyev
2  Serebrov
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 Russian Federation  Afanasiyev  Viktor Mikhailovich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Usachyov  Yuri Vladimirovich  Flight Engineer
3 France  André-Deshays  Claudie  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz TM-17 (double)

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 215 km west of Karaganda / 180 km southwest of Tselinograd.

Mission ALTAIR; docking on MIR spacestation; scientific work with the 13th resident crew; after returning to Earth of the 13th crew (together with Haigneré), Tsibilyev and Serebrov became the 14th MIR resident crew; experiments in materials science; both cosmonauts performed five EVAs on 16.09.1993 (4h 18m), 20.09.1993 (3h 14m), 28.09.1993 (1h 52m), 22.10.1993 (0h 38m) and 29.10.1993 (4h 12m), in which the Rapana truss was installed and several experiment packages were retrieved during separation of Soyuz-spacecraft light collision with the MIR.

Note

Haigneré returned to Earth on 22.07.1993 at 06:41 UT with Soyuz TM-16-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 10.06.1990 Soyuz TM-17 on launch pad
 

© CNES / Christian BARDOU, 1993

Soyuz TM-17 launch EVA Serebrov
Soyuz TM-17 onboard MIR Haigneré onboard MIR

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