Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 163

Soyuz TM-18

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  08.01.1994
Launch time:  10:05 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  201 - 249 km
Inclination:  51,64°
Docking MIR:  10.01.1994, 11:50:20 UT
Undocking MIR:  09.07.1994, 07:12:59 UT
Landing date:  09.07.1994
Landing time:  10:32 UT
Landing site:  112 km N of Arkalyk
Crew Soyuz TM-18

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Afanasiyev  Viktor Mikhailovich  Commander 2 182d 00h 27m  2880 
2 Russian Federation  Usachyov  Yuri Vladimirovich  Flight Engineer 1 182d 00h 27m  2880 
3 Russian Federation  Polyakov  Valeri Vladimirovich  Doctor Cosmonaut 2 437d 17h 58m  6927 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Afanasiyev
2  Usachyov
3  Polyakov
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Afanasiyev
2  Usachyov
3  

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 Russian Federation  Malenchenko  Yuri Ivanovich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Musabayev  Talgat Amangeldyyevich  Flight Engineer
3 Russian Federation  Arzamazov  German Semyonovich  Doctor Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz TM-18 (backup)

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 112 km north of Arkalyk.

Docking on MIR spacestation; cosmonauts became the 15th resident crew; research work in space-flight medicine by Polyakov during his long-term-flight (25 different experiments).

Note

Polyakov landed on 22.03.1995 at 04:04 UT with Soyuz TM-20-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 10.06.1990 Polyakov onboard MIR

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