Soyuz TM-18

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Soyuz TM-18
Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz TM-18
Crew size 3 launched / 2 landed
Call sign Дербе́нт (Derbent)
Launch date January 8, 1994
10:05:34 UTC
Gagarin's Start
Landing July 9, 1994
10:32:35 UTC
110 km N of Arkalyk
Mission duration 182 days 00 hours 27 minutes 01 seconds
Number of orbits ~2,910

[edit] Crew

Launched:

Landed:

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: 7150 kg
  • Perigee: 244 km
  • Apogee: 335 km
  • Inclination: 51.6°
  • Period: 90.1 minutes

[edit] Mission highlights

18th expedition to Mir.

Afanasyev and Usachev spent 179 days on Mir. Dr. Polyakov was slated to return to Earth on Soyuz-TM 20 in March 1995, after more than 420 days on Mir.