Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 205

Soyuz TM-28

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  13.08.1998
Launch time:  09:43 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  190 - 237,7 km
Inclination:  50,64°
Docking MIR:  15.08.1998, 10:56:54 UT
Undocking MIR:  27.02.1999, 22:55:11 UT
Landing time:  28.02.1999
Landing date:  02:14 UT
Landing site:  50° 42' N, 67° 12' E

walkout photo

Crew Soyuz TM-28

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Padalka  Gennadi Ivanovich  Commander 1 198d 16h 31m  3144 
2 Russian Federation  Avdeyev  Sergei Vasiliyevich  Flight Engineer 3 379d 14h 52m  6007 
3 Russian Federation  Baturin  Yuri Mikhailovich  Research Cosmonaut 1 11d 19h 41m  186 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Padalka
2  Avdeyev
3  Baturin
Soyuz TM spaceship
Landing
1  Padalka
2  Bella
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Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 Russian Federation  Zalyotin  Sergei Viktorovich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Kaleri  Aleksandr Yuriyevich  Flight Engineer
3 Russian Federation  Kotov  Oleg Valeriyevich  Research Cosmonaut
Crew Soyuz TM-28 (double)

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing of Padalka and Bella (launched with Soyuz TM-29) 59 km northeast of Arkalyk.

Docking on MIR space station; Padalka and Avdeyev became 26th resident crew of MIR; Baturin, the first Russian politician in space, performed an inspection-mission; Padalka and Avdeyev performed an EVA on 15.09.1998 (30m) into the module Spektr (new cabels connected for solar structures).

Note

Baturin landed on 25.08.1998 (5:24 UT with Soyuz TM-27).
Avdeyev returned to Earth on 28.08.1999 (0:41 UT) with Soyuz TM-29-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

MIR since 07.05.1996 Soyuz TM-28 rollout
Soyuz TM-28 launch EVA Avdeyev
Soyuz TM-28 landing Soyuz TM-28 recovery

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