Soyuz TM-3

 1987-063A

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The third 7K-STM/Soyuz TM, 11F732 No. 53 (Soyuz TM-3) was launched in Jul 1987.

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Crew

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• Komandir Podpol. Aleksandr Viktorenko, VVS

• Bortinzhener Aleksandr Aleksandrov, NPO Energiya

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Lt-Col. Muhammad al Faris, Syrian AF.

Soyuz TM-3, Flight 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Jul 22	0159	Launch by Soyuz-U2	KB
	0201	Blok-BVGD sep
	0203	Blok-A sep
	0207	Blok-I cutoff
	0207	Blok-I sep
			88.63 193 x 217 x 51.62
	0930		89.84 236 x 298 x 51.6
1987 Jul 23			89.78 230 x 297 x 51.6
	1900		89.83 234 x 298 x 51.6
1987 Jul 24	0230		91.23 302 x 367 x 51.6
	0331	Docked with Mir 37KE +X

A week later, Romanenko and Aleksandrov moved the Soyuz to the front port.

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Crew

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• Komandir Pol. Yuriy Romanenko, VVS

• Bortinzhener Aleksandr Aleksandrov, NPO Energiya

Soyuz TM-3, Flight 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Jul 30	2155	Crew entry
	2328	Undocked from Mir 37KE +X
	2348	Redocked at Mir -X

Soyuz TM-3 returned from Earth on Dec 29.

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Crew

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• Komandir Pol. Yuriy Romanenko, VVS

• Bortinzhener Aleksandr Aleksandrov, NPO Energiya

• Kosmonavt-issledovatel' Anatoliy Levchenko, Min. Av.

Soyuz TM-3, Flight 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1987 Dec 29	0555	Undocked from Mir -X
	0700?	BO sep
	0823	Deorbit
	0827?	DO CO
	0850?	PAO sep
	0855?	Entry
	0916	Landed 80 km NE of Arkalyk