Wednesday, November 29, 2000

Soyuz TM-27

 1998-004A


Soyuz TM-27 was launched in Jan 1998 with a new EO-25 Mir crew. Commander was Talgat Musabaev, flight engineer Budarin and Leopold Eyharts, cosmonaut-researcher. Eyharts's flight was the CNES Pegase mission.


Soyuz TM-27 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Jan 29  1633:42  Launch by Soyuz-U  
  T+1:59 Strapons sep 
  T+2:42 Fairing sep 
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+5:00 Interstage sep 
 1642:31 T+8:49 Blok I sep 
 2009:24s TCM1 
 2059:12s TCM2 
1998 Jan 30  1732:29s  TCM3 
1998 Jan 31  1602:41s  TCM4 
 1648:05s  TCM5 
 1754:30  Docking with Kvant +X 

Payload:

  • Physiolab, cardiovascular study

  • Congeal, central nervous system

  • Fertile Bio payload: salamanders

  • Alice II (fluids at critical point)

  • Castor (microvibration and structures)

Soyuz TM-27 was redocked to another port. Mir rotated 180 degrees in the horizontal plane.


Soyuz TM-27 flight 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Feb 20  0848:20  Undocked Kvant +X 
  back off to 30-70m 
  Mir rotation 
  reapproach 
 0932:21  Docked Mir -X 

In Aug 1998, the Kristall crew, Musabaev, Budarin and Baturin boarded the craft for the return to Earth. At undocking, mass was 6740 kg (BO 1204 kg, SA 2867 kg). Landing was at 47 57 07N 69 37 50E. Flight duration was 207d 12h 51m02s.


Soyuz TM-27 flight 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Aug 24  2258s Hatch closed 
1998 Aug 25  0204:55  Undocked Mir -X 
 0211:00  DPO burn, 8s  363 x 372 x 51.7  
 0431:18  Deorbit, 4:21   
 0435:39  DO CO  -17? x 364 x 51.6  
 0456?  Modules sep 
 0459?  Entry 
 0524:44  Landed 

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