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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-24
Launched
August 17, 1996
Summary
Soyuz TM-24 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 17, 1996. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 62nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,092nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 621st Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TM-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 299 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 3 crew members flew: Claudie Haigneré, Aleksandr Kaleri and Valery Korzun. The spacecraft was Soyuz TM-24 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #73). 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
- 621st Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 62nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,092nd orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Claudie HaigneréResearch Cosmonaut · ESA · age 39 · first flight
Aleksandr KaleriFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Valery KorzunCommander · RFSA · age 43 · first flight
Landing crew
Reinhold EwaldResearch Cosmonaut · ESA- Aleksandr KaleriFlight Engineer · RFSA
- Valery KorzunCommander · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TM-24 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #73)
Soyuz TM-24 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 17 August 1996 13:18 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 22 and a French astronaut to Mir. The Expedition 22 crew consisted of Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri. The ESA astronaut was Claudie André-Deshays.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 196 days
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TM-24 · NORAD 24280 · 1996-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-TM 24
- Object ID
- 1996-047A
- Epoch
- 1996-08-18 02:31:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0427141 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044555
- Inclination
- 51.6517°
- Ascending node
- 172.6293°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.9304°
- Mean anomaly
- 247.7223°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.00020901
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz TM-24 · NORAD 24280 · docked August 19, 1996
Soyuz-U No. 077 Blok-I · re-entered August 21, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TM-24 was the 27th mission and the 22nd long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on 17 August 1996, 13:18:03 UTC, launching Commander Valery Korzun, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Kaleri and Research Cosmonaut Claudie André-Deshays into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-79 and STS-81, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-25 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 2, 1997, 06:44:16 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
339th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 1,078th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TM-24 launch?
Soyuz TM-24 launched on August 17, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TM-24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz TM-24?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TM-24 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TM-24 reach?
Soyuz TM-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 299 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Soyuz TM-24 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz