Soyuz TM-28

USSR


International Flight nº: 208

Earth orbit Flight nº: 205

USSR launch Flight nº: 88


Launch & orbit data:

Designation 25429 / 98047A
Launch date - time 13 Aug 1998 - 09:43:11 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/Nº Soyuz 7K-STM (11F732) s/nº 77
Mass (kg) 
Flight Crew Padalka, Gennadi (CDR)
Avdeyev, Sergei (FE)
Baturin, Yuri (CR)
Call Sign Altair
Backup crew Zaletin, Kaleri, Kotov O.
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee 363 x 373 km
   - Inclination 51.7°
   - Period 91.9 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time 15 Aug 1998 - 10:56:54 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir/Kvant
Undocking date - time 27 Aug 1998 - UT
Redocking date - time 27 Aug 1998 - 06:07 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir/-X port
Undocking date - time 08 Feb 1999 - 11:23 UT
Redocking date - time 08 Feb 1999 - 11:39 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir/+X Kvant port
Undocking date - time 27 Feb 1999 - 22:52 UT
Deorbit burn date - time 28 Feb 1999 - 01:22:13 UT
Landing date - time 28 Feb 1999 - 02:14:30 UT
Landing location 50°46'40"N, 67°23'20"E (Kazakstan)
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 198d 16h 31m
Nbr orbits 
Landing crew Padalka, Bella
 (crew TM-28 & TM-29)

Launch Crew (EO-26)

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration Orbits
1  Padalka  Gennadi Ivanovich  Commander 198d 16h 31m  3144 
2  Avdeyev  Sergei Vasiliyevich  Flight engineer 379d 14h 51m  6007 
3  Baturin  Yuri Mikhailovich  Research cosmonaut 11d 19h 41m  186 

Avdeyev landed with Soyuz TM-29 on 28 Aug 1999
Baturin landed with Soyuz TM-27 on 25 Aug 1998

Mission details:


Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, signed by crew and backup, send registrated.

Mil. launch cancel: 13081998, send registrated.
Note: "Space Mail" cover, but not on board Mir.


Space Mail: Cover with 2 black Mir boardcancel, docking date boardcancel: 150898, signed by the crew on board.

Soyuz TM28

Landing cancel Arkalyk, send registrated.



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