Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 183

Soyuz TM-23

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  21.02.1996
Launch time:  12:34 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  201 - 246 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking MIR:  23.02.1996, 14:20:35 UT
Undocking MIR:  02.09.1996, 04:20:00 UT
Landing date:  02.09.1996
Landing time:  07:41 UT
Landing site:  50° 17' N, 70° 50' E
Crew Soyuz TM-23

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alternate crew photo

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Onufriyenko  Yuri Ivanovich  Commander 1 193d 19h 07m  3066 
2 Russian Federation  Usachyov  Yuri Vladimirovich  Flight Engineer 2 193d 19h 07m  3066 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Onufriyenko
2  Usachyov
3  
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Onufriyenko
2  Usachyov
3  André-Deshays

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Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 Russian Federation  Tsibliyev  Vasili Vasiliyevich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Lazutkin  Aleksandr Ivanovich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz TM-23 (double)

Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 107 km southwest of Akmola.

Docking on MIR spacestation; both cosmonauts became the 21st resident crew after crew exchanging; both cosmonauts performed six EVAs on 15.03.1996 (5h 51m), 20.05.1996 (5h 20m), 24.05.1996 (5h 43m), 30.05.1996 (4h 20m), 06.06.1996 (3h 34m) and 13.06.1996 (5h 42m) carrying out following work: installation of the telescopic boom, the MSCA solar array, the multi-spectral scanner, exchanging materials samples and deploying of a radar antenna; protein crystal growth experiments; more experiments in materials science using high temperture melting oven "Optizon"; module "Priroda" arrived on 26.04.1996; supplies arrived with cargo spacecraft Progress M-31.

Crew was visited by crew of STS-76; since that time (24.03.1996) U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid completed resident crew.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 02.06.1995 MIR since 07.05.1996
EVA Soyuz TM-23 recovery
EVA Usachyov  

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