Soyuz TM-10

USSR

Manned Flight nº: 134

Earth orbit Flight nº: 131

USSR Flight nº: 70

Launch & orbit data:

Designation	20722 / 90067A
Launch date - time	01 Aug 1990 - 09:32:21 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U2
OKB name - S/Nº	Soyuz 7K-STM (11F732) s/nº 61A (59?)
Mass (kg)	7.150
Flight Crew (EO-7)	Manakov, Gennadi (CDR) Strekalov, Gennadi (FE)
Call Sign	Vulkan (Volcano )
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	198 x 219 km
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period	88.7 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time	03 Aug 1990 - 11:45:44 UT
Target spacecraft/port	Kvant/
Undocking date - time	10 Dec 1990 - 02:48:11
Deorbit date - time	10 Dec 1990 - 03:13:49 UT Separate: 05:40:35 UT
Landing date - time	10 Dec 1990 - 06:08:12 UT
Landing location	69 km NW of Arkalyk
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	130:20:36
Nbr orbits	2070
Landing crew	Manakov, Strekalov & Akiyama (crew TM-10 & TM-11)

Crew

Nr.	Surname	Given name	Job	Duration
1	Manakov	Gennadi Mikhailovich	Commander	130d 20h 36m
2	Strekalov	Gennadi Mikhailovich	Flight engineer	130d 20h 36m

Flight crew

Backup Crew

Nr.	Name	Job
1	Afanasyev, Viktor M.	Commander
2	Manarov, Musa K.	Flight engineer

2nd Backup: Artsebarsky A. & Krikalyev S.

Mir EVA - Solar Panel - Credit: RKK Energia.

Transported to the Mir manned orbital station the crew consisting of the cosmonauts G M Manakov and G M Strekalov for the purpose of carrying out a programme of geophysical and astrophysical research, biological and biotechnological experiments, and work on space-materials science.

Mission details:

Soyuz TM-10 was launched Aug 1, 1990 with crew Gennadiy Manakov and Gennadiy Strekalov.
Soyuz TM-10 docked with Mir on Aug 3. The new crew, Manakov and Strekalov, have taken over the station. The Soyuz TM-9 crew, Solov'yov and Balandin, are preparing to return to Earth.
Landing 69 km northwest of Arkalyk; seventh resident crew of MIR spacestation; scientific work (astrophysical, geophysical, space materials science, biological and biotechnological research and experiments) performed in the Soyuz TM-10-Quant-MIR-Quant2-Kristall complex; supplies with cargo space ships Progress M-4 and M-5; EVA at 29.10.1990 (3h 45m) repairing work on damaged hatch of Quant-2-module; when returning to Earth, Japanese cosmonaut Akiyama (launched with Soyuz TM-11-spacecraft) onboard.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, signed by the crew.

Docking cancel Baikonur.

Credit: #402

Ref.: #1, #7(JR47), #8, #10, #16, #210, #402 - update: 29.01.19

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