Soyuz TM-27

Soyuz TM-27
OperatorRosaviakosmos
COSPAR ID1998-004A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.25146Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration207 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes, 2 seconds
Orbits completed3,284
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TM
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Launch mass7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb)
Crew
Crew size3
MembersTalgat Musabayev
Nikolai Budarin
LaunchingLéopold Eyharts
LandingYuri Baturin
CallsignКриста́лл (Kristall)
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 29, 1998, 16:33:42 (1998-01-29UTC16:33:42Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
End of mission
Landing dateAugust 25, 1998, 05:24:44 (1998-08-25UTC05:24:45Z) UTC
Landing site47°58′10″N 69°37′50″E / 47.96944°N 69.63056°E / 47.96944; 69.63056
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude382 kilometres (237 mi)
Apogee altitude390 kilometres (240 mi)
Inclination51.6 degrees
Docking with Mir
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz TM-27 was a Russian spaceflight that ferried cosmonauts and supplies to the Russian space station Mir.[1] It was the 33rd expedition to Mir. It was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on January 29, 1998.[2] The main mission was to exchange one crew member, carry out French mission PEGASE, and conduct routine science experiments.

TM-27 docked with Mir. The crew repaired the Spektr solar panel and installed a new VDU station orientation system.[2]

  1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. ^ a b "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz TM-27". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2024-01-12.