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Soyuz TM-1

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Soyuz TM-1
COSPAR ID1986-035AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.16722
Mission duration9 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TM
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Launch mass6,450 kilograms (14,220 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date21 May 1986(1986-05-21Z)UTC
RocketSoyuz-U2
Launch siteBaikonur1/5
End of mission
Landing date30 May 1986(1986-05-31Z)UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Docking withMir
Docking date23 May 1986
Undocking date29 May 1986

Soyuz TM-1was an unmanned test flight of theSoyuz-TMspacecraft, intended for use in theMirspace stationprogram. This was the maiden flight of the Soyuz-TM spacecraft, intended as the successor to theSoyuz-Tspacecraft used in theSalyut program.[1]It docked to Mir on 23 May 1986, and undocked on the 29th.[2]It was the last uncrewedSoyuzflight untilSoyuz MS-14,in 2019.

Mission parameters

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  • Spacecraft: Soyuz-7K-STM
  • Mass: 6450 kg
  • Crew: None
  • Launched: May 21, 1986
  • Landed: May 30, 1986

References

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  1. ^"Soyuz TM".Astronautix. Archived fromthe originalon October 31, 2016.Retrieved30 October2016.
  2. ^"Soyuz TM-1".WorldSpaceFlight.Retrieved11 February2016.

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