Soyuz-TM

Soyuz-TM
Soyuz-TM spacecraft.
ManufacturerKorolev
Country of originSoviet Union and Russia
OperatorSoviet space program/Russian Federal Space Agency
ApplicationsCarry three cosmonauts to Mir and ISS and back
Specifications
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Design lifeUp to six months docked to station
Production
StatusOut of service
Launched34
Maiden launchSoyuz TM-1, 1986
Last launchSoyuz TM-34, 2002
Related spacecraft
Derived fromSoyuz-T
DerivativesSoyuz-TMA

The Soyuz TM (Russian: транспортный модифицированный, romanizedTransportnyi Modifitsirovannyi, lit.'Transport Modified') were fourth generation (1986–2002) Soyuz spacecraft used for ferry flights to the Mir and ISS space stations. The Soyuz spacecraft consisted of four parts, the Orbital Module, the Descent Module and the Service Module.[1]

The first launch of the spacecraft was the uncrewed Soyuz TM-1 on May 21, 1986, where it docked with the Mir space station.[2] The final flight was Soyuz TM-34, which docked with the International Space Station and landed November 10, 2002.[3]

  1. ^ Miller, Denise (30 July 2013). "What is the Soyzu Spacecraft". nasa.gov.
  2. ^ Portree, David S. (1995). Mir Hardware Heritage (PDF). NASA. pp. 53–59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-07-09.
  3. ^ "Soyuz ISS Missions" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-02.