SOYUZ TM-20


Mir as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-63, with Soyuz TM-20 seen at the top


Contents
Crew
Mission parameters
Mission highlights

Crew


Launched:

★ Alexander Viktorenko (4)

★ Yelena Kondakova (1)

★ Ulf Merbold (3) - ESA Germany
Landed:

★ Alexander Viktorenko (4)

★ Yelena Kondakova (1)

★ Valeri Polyakov (2)

Mission parameters



★ 'Mass:' 7170 kg

★ 'Perigee:' 200 km

★ 'Apogee:' 249.6 km

★ 'Inclination:' 51.65°

★ 'Period:' 88.7 minutes

Mission highlights


20th expedition to Mir.
Carried 10 kg of equipment for use by Merbold in ESA’s month-long Euromir
94 experiment program. During automatic approach to Mir’s front port, the
spacecraft yawed unexpectedly. Viktorenko completed a manual docking
without additional incident.

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