Soyuz TM-28

International Flight-No. 205

Mission Insignia
Mission Statistics
Mission Name:	International Flight-No. 205
Call Sign:
Spacecraft Name:	Soyuz TM-28
Number of Crew Members:	3
Launch:	13.08.1998 09:43 UT Baikonur, Pad 1
Landing:	28.02.1999 02:14 UT 50° 42' N, 67° 12' E 100 km south of Kijma
Duration:	198d 16h 31m
Number of Orbits:	3144

Crew

• 1 Gennadi Padalka - Commander
• 2 Sergei Avdeyev - Flight Engineer
• 3 Yuri Baturin - Research Cosmonaut

Mission Accomplishments

• Docked with MIR
• Baturin is first Russian politician in space
• Padalka and Avdeyev performed an EVA on 15.09.1998 (30m) into the module Spektr (new cabels connected for solar structures).

Notes

• Padalka and Avdeyev became 26th resident crew of MIR.
• Baturin landed on 25.08.1998 (5:22 UT) with Soyuz TM-27.
• Avdeyev landed on 28.08.1999 (0:41 UT) with Soyuz TM-29.

Mission Parameters

• Altitude: 190 - 237,7 km
• Inclination: 50,64°

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