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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-4
Launched
December 21, 1987
Summary
Soyuz TM-4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 21, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,141st launch, 91st this year and humanity's 3,247th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TM-4, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Anatoli Levchenko, Musa Manarov and Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov. The spacecraft was Soyuz TM-4 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #54). 7 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
- 22nd Soyuz-U2 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,141st launch91st this yearhumanity's 3,247th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Anatoli LevchenkoResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA · age 46 · first flight
Musa ManarovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 36 · first flight
Vladimir Georgiyevich TitovCommander · RFSA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Landing crew
Aleksandr Panayotov AleksandrovResearch Cosmonaut · SRI-BAS
Viktor SavinykhFlight Engineer · RFSA
Anatoly SolovyevCommander · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TM-4 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #54)
Soyuz TM-4 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 21 December 1987 11:18 UTC. It transported two members of Expedition 3 and one Soviet cosmonaut to Mir. The Expedition 3 members were Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov. The Soviet cosmonaut was Anatoli Levchenko.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 178 days
- Docked December 23, 1987 at Mir Core aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TM-4 · NORAD 18699 · 1987-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-TM 4
- Object ID
- 1987-104A
- Epoch
- 1987-12-21 11:06:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.25123113 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005614
- Inclination
- 51.6272°
- Ascending node
- 268.9037°
- Arg. of perigee
- 145.5569°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.9111°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components
- Soyuz TM-4 · NORAD 18699 · docked December 23, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 020 Blok-I · re-entered December 23, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TM-4 was the fourth mission to Mir space station. The mission began on December 21, 1987, 11:18:03 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Titov, Flight Engineer Musa Manarov and Research Cosmonaut Anatoli Levchenko into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, crew carried out over 2000 various experiments, performed two EVAs. They were visited by Soyuz TM-5 and Soyuz TM-6 crews. Vladimir Levchenko spent only a week on the station, while other two members of the crew stayed for a long duration mission. They returned on a Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft, landing safely back on Earth on December 21, 1988, 09:57:00 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
248th launch from 1/5, 16th this year · 846th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz TM-4 launch?
Soyuz TM-4 launched on December 21, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TM-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz TM-4?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TM-4 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TM-4 reach?
Soyuz TM-4, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TM-4 part of?
Mir and Soyuz. About Mir