| COSPAR ID | 1991-034A |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 21311 |
| Mission duration | 144 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes, 50 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~2,260 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 62 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,160 kilograms (15,790 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Anatoly Artsebarsky |
| Launching | Sergei Krikalev Helen Sharman |
| Landing | Toktar Aubakirov Franz Viehböck |
| Callsign | Озо́н (Ozone) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 May 1991, 12:50:28 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 10 October 1991, 04:12:18 UTC |
| Landing site | 61 kilometres (38 mi) SW of Arkalyk |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 389 kilometres (242 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 397 kilometres (247 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 92.4 minutes |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking date | 20 May 1991, 14:30:43 UTC |
| Undocking date | 9 October 1991, 20:55:08 UTC |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TM-12 was the 12th expedition to Mir, and included the first Briton in space,[1] Helen Sharman.
- ^ The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-tm12.htm