LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Jul 22 1987
Soviet Space Program
Soyuz TM-3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(1:59 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(1:59 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(1:59 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Soyuz-U2Description:
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- Soyuz TM-3 was the third mission to Mir space station. The mission began on July 22, 1987, 01:59:17 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Viktorenko, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Aleksandrov and Research Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, crew conducted Earth observation, medical and other scientific experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 30, 1987, 01:04:12 UTC.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
1/5