Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 197

Soyuz TM-26

Russia

Patch Soyuz TM-26

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  05.08.1997
Launch time:  15:35 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  192,9 - 248,8 km
Inclination:  51,64°
Docking MIR:  07.08.1997, 17:02:07 UT
Undocking MIR:  19.02.1998, 05:52:50 UT
Landing date:  19.02.1998
Landing time:  09:10 UT
Landing site:  50° 11' N, 67° 31' E

walkout photo

Crew Soyuz TM-26

alternate crew photo

alternate crew photo

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Soloviyov  Anatoli Yakovlevich  Commander 5 197d 17h 34m  3128 
2 Russian Federation  Vinogradov  Pavel Vladimirovich  Flight Engineer 1 197d 17h 34m  3128 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Soloviyov
2  Vinogradov
3  
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Soloviyov
2  Vinogradov
3  Eyharts

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 Russian Federation  Padalka  Gennadi Ivanovich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Avdeyev  Sergei Vasiliyevich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz TM-26 (double)

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 30 km southeast of Arkalyk.

Docking on MIR spacestation; both cosmonaut and Mike Foale became the 24th resident crew; EVA by Soloviyov and Vinogradov on 22.08.1997 (3h 16m) into the module Spektr to connect new cables and mount a hatch.

EVA by Soloviyov and Foale on 06.09.1997 (7h 0m) for more repairing work; main computer was exchanged during docking of STS-86; both cosmonauts performed EVAs on 20.10.1997 (6h 38m), 03.11.1997 (6h 04m) and 06.11.1997 (6h 12m) into the module Spektr; hatch was repaired during an EVA on 08.01.1998 (3h 06m) by both cosmonauts; Soloviyov and new reasearch cosmonaut Dave Wolf (replaced Foale) performed another EVA on 14.01.1998 (3h 52m) to inspect the station interior.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 07.05.1996 Soyuz TM-26 rollout
Soyuz TM-26 launch damadged Spektr modul
EVA Soloviyov and Vinogradov EVA soloviyov

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