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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-13
Launched
October 2, 1991
Summary
Soyuz TM-13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 2, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,444th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 3,669th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Soyuz-U2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TM-13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 3 crew members flew: Toktar Aubakirov, Franz Viehböck and Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov. The spacecraft was Soyuz TM-13 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #63). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 51st Soyuz-U2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,444th launch49th this yearhumanity's 3,669th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Toktar AubakirovResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 45 · first flight
Franz ViehböckResearch Cosmonaut · ALR · age 31 · first flight
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich VolkovCommander · RFSA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Landing crew
Klaus-Dietrich FladeResearch Cosmonaut · DLR
Sergei KrikalevFlight Engineer · RFSA- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich VolkovCommander · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TM-13 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #63)
Soyuz TM-13 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 2 October 1991 05:59 UTC. It transported one member of the Expedition 10 crew, one Kazakh, and one Austrian astronaut to Mir. The Expedition 10 crew consisted of Alexander Volkov. The Kazakh astronaut was Toktar Aubakirov. The Austrian astronaut was Franz Viehböck.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 175 days
- Docked October 4, 1991 at Mir Core forward
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TM-13 · NORAD 21735 · 1991-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-069A
- Epoch
- 1991-10-02 05:48:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24083442 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029309
- Inclination
- 51.6531°
- Ascending node
- 110.3413°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.7955°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.6213°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz TM-13 · NORAD 21735 · docked October 4, 1991
Soyuz-U2 No. 054 Blok-I · re-entered October 3, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TM-13 was the 13th mission and the tenth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on October 2, 1991, 05:59:38 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Volkov, Research Cosmonaut/Flight Engineer Toktar Aubakirov and Research Cosmonaut Franz Viehböck, the first Austrian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed EVAs, various station repair and maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. They were visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the Soyuz TM-14 crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 25, 1992, 08:51:22 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
304th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 969th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TM-13 launch?
Soyuz TM-13 launched on October 2, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TM-13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz TM-13?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TM-13 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TM-13 reach?
Soyuz TM-13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz TM-13 part of?
Mir and Soyuz. About Mir