Soyuz TM-21

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Soyuz_spacecraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control gptkb:Russian_Federal_Space_Agency
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Soyuz_descent_module
gptkb:Yuri_Malyshev
gptkb:Valery_Polyakov
gptkb:Alexander_Serebrov
gptkb:American
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Ukrainian
September 1, 1995
10:00 UTC
Cosmonaut training program
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:3
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1995
gptkbp:duration 179 days
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:1995
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Soyuz_TM_series
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soyuz TM-21
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Mir_space_station
gptkbp:landing_distance Successful
2,500 kg
gptkbp:landing_site September 1, 1995
gptkbp:launch_date 12:00 UTC
March 2, 1995
gptkbp:launch_event Successful
gptkbp:launch_mass 7,200 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz-U
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:RSC_Energia
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Soyuz_TM-21
gptkb:Moscow_Mission_Control
Completed
Crew rotation and research
gptkbp:mission_duration 179 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes
gptkbp:mission_type Manned mission
gptkbp:notable_event Extended stay on Mir
gptkbp:notable_mission International cooperation in space.
gptkbp:operational_status Operational
gptkbp:orbit_type Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkbp:related_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz_capsule
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Soyuz_TM-22
gptkbp:research Microgravity research
gptkbp:significance Longest single spaceflight by a human at the time.
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Soyuz_TM-21
gptkb:Soyuz-TM
Paved the way for future long-duration missions.
Two modules
gptkbp:speed September 1, 1995
10:00 UTC
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soyuz_TM-22
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Valery_Polyakov
gptkb:Anatoli_Berezovoy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5