Soyuz TM-7

1988-104A

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7K-STM spaceship 11F732 No. 57 (Soyuz TM-7) was launched on 1988 Nov 26, commanded by Aleksandr Volkov and carrying flight engineer Sergey Krikalyov and French astronaut-researcher Gen. Jean-Loup Chretien. The mission was code-named Aragats. Soyuz TM-7 docked with the rear Kvant port of the Mir complex on Nov 28.

On Dec 22, Volkov, Krikalyov, and station doctor Polyakov entered the Soyuz TM-7 and moved it to the front port.

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Crew

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• Komandir Aleksandr Volkov, VVS

• Bortinzhener Sergey Krikalyov, NPO Energiya

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Gen. Jean-Loup Chretien, AAF, CNES

Soyuz TM-7, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Nov 26	1549	Launch by Soyuz-U2	KB
	1551	Blok-BVGD sep, T+1:58
	1553	Blok-A sep, T+4:48
	1557	Blok-I cutoff
	1558	Blok-I sep
	1700		88.79 194 x 235 x 51.6
			193 x 234 x 51.6
	2130		89.96 253 x 292 x 51.6
1988 Nov 27			89.93 252 x 291 x 51.6
	1900		89.98 256 x 291 x 51.6
1988 Nov 28	1716	Docked with 37KE +X
			89.96 253 x 292 x 51.62
1988 Nov 29			91.60 337 x 370 x 51.6
1988 Nov 30			91.60 337 x 369 x 51.6

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Crew

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• Komandir Aleksandr Volkov, VVS

• Bortinzhener Sergey Krikalyov, NPO Energiya

• Vrach-issledovatel' Dr. Valeriy Polyakov, IMBP

Soyuz TM-7, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Dec 22	0520	Crew entry, hatch closed
	0645	Undocked 37KE +X
	0659	Docked Mir -X
1988 Dec 24			327 x 355 x 51.6

Soyuz TM-7, Flight 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Apr 25	2130		92.74 401 x 417 x 51.5
1989 Apr 26	2328	Undocked -X
1989 Apr 27	0203?	Deorbit
	0207?	DO CO
	0231?	Module sep
	0235?	Entry
	0257:58	Landed