Soyuz TM-3
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| Soyuz TM-3 | |
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| Mission name | Soyuz TM-3 |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Call sign | Vityaz (Knight) |
| Launch date | July 22, 1987 01:59:17 UTC Gagarin's Start |
| Landing | December 29, 1987 09:16:15 UTC 140 km NE of Arkalyk |
| Mission duration | 160 days, 7 h, 25 min, 56 s |
| Number of orbits | ~2,580 |
Soyuz TM-3 was the third Soviet expedition to the Mir space station.
[edit] Crew
Launched:
Landed:
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: 7100 kg
- Perigee: 297 km
- Apogee: 353 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 91.0 minutes
[edit] Mission highlights
3rd expedition to Mir. Faris was the first Syrian in space. Alexandrov was Laveikin’s replacement aboard Mir, becoming Romanenko’s new partner.
Syrian guest cosmonaut Mohammed Faris and Soviet cosmonaut Alexandr Viktorenko returned to Earth in Soyuz-TM 2 with Alexandr Laveikin, who was diagnosed by ground-based doctors as having minor heart problems. He was replaced by Alexandr Alexandrov. The Visiting Expedition observed Syria and conducted materials processing experiments.
| Preceded by Soyuz TM-2 |
Soyuz programme | Succeeded by Soyuz TM-4 |
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