Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 183

Soyuz TM-23

Skiph

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  21.02.1996
Launch time:  12:34 UTC
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  201 - 246 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking MIR:  23.02.1996, 14:20:35 UTC
Undocking MIR:  02.09.1996, 04:20:00 UTC
Landing date:  02.09.1996
Landing time:  07:41 UTC
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 Position 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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Double Crew

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

Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing 107 km southwest of Akmola.

Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the MIR space station on 23.02.1996. Both cosmonauts became the 21st resident crew after crew exchanging.

Onufriyenko and Usachyov 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 multispectral scanner, exchanging materials samples and deploying of a radar antenna.

Protein crystal growth experiments were done. More experiments in materials science using high temperture melting oven "Optizon". The new module "Priroda" arrived on 26.04.1996. Supplies arrived with cargo spacecraft Progress M-31.

The MIR resident crew was visited by crew of STS-76. Since that time (24.03.1996) U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid completed the 21st resident crew.

Photos / Drawings

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

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