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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-7
Launched
November 26, 1988
Summary
Soyuz TM-7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 26, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,232nd launch, 85th this year and humanity's 3,362nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TM-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 263 × 298 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Jean-Loup Chrétien, Sergei Krikalev and Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov. The spacecraft was Soyuz TM-7 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #57). 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
- 30th Soyuz-U2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,232nd launch85th this yearhumanity's 3,362nd orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Jean-Loup ChrétienResearch Cosmonaut · CNES · age 50 · 2nd flight
Sergei KrikalevFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 30 · first flight
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich VolkovCommander · RFSA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Landing crew
- Sergei KrikalevFlight Engineer · RFSA
Valeri PolyakovResearch Cosmonaut · RFSA- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich VolkovCommander · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TM-7 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #57)
Soyuz TM-7 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 26 November 1988 15:49 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 4 crew and a French astronaut to Mir. The Expedition 4 crew consisted of Alexander Volkov and Sergei Krikalyov. The French astronaut was Jean-Loup Chrétien.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 151 days
- Docked November 28, 1988 at Kvant-1 aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TM-7 · NORAD 19660 · 1988-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-104A
- Epoch
- 1988-11-27 20:01:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00431222 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026401
- Inclination
- 51.6237°
- Ascending node
- 306.6933°
- Arg. of perigee
- 138.8739°
- Mean anomaly
- 221.0871°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0.00035549
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-7 · NORAD 19660 · docked November 28, 1988
Soyuz-U2 No. 28 Blok-I · re-entered November 28, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TM-7 was the seventh mission to Mir space station. The mission began on November 26, 1988, 15:49:34 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Volkov, Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalyov and Research Cosmonaut Jean-Loup Chrétien. They docked with Mir two days later, meeting with the resident crew. While Jean-Loup Chrétien returned 3 weeks later, two other cosmonauts were a part of the fourth long-duration expedition on Mir. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed an EVA and various experiments in biology, medicine, X-ray astronomy, technology etc. They also carried out sky surveys, spectrographic and topographic Earth observation experiments. Crew were visited by three Progress resupply spacecrafts. Jean-Loup Chrétien returned to Earth on December 21, 1988 in a Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft. The long-duration expedition crew returned on a Soyuz TM-7 spacecraft, landing safely back on Earth on April 27, 1989, 02:57:58 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
267th launch from 1/5, 19th this year · 890th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TM-7 launch?
Soyuz TM-7 launched on November 26, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TM-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz TM-7?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TM-7 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TM-7 reach?
Soyuz TM-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 263 × 298 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TM-7 part of?
Mir and Soyuz. About Mir