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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-8
Launched
September 5, 1989
Summary
Soyuz TM-8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 5, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,294th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 3,446th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TM-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 220 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Aleksandr Serebrov and Aleksandr Viktorenko. The spacecraft was Soyuz TM-8 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #58). 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
- 35th Soyuz-U2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,294th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 3,446th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Aleksandr SerebrovFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 45 · 3rd flight
Aleksandr ViktorenkoCommander · RFSA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz TM-8 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #58)
Soyuz TM-8 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 5 September 1989 21:38 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 5 crew to Mir. The crew consisted of Alexander Viktorenko and Aleksandr Serebrov.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 166 days
- Docked September 7, 1989 at Kvant-1 aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TM-8 · NORAD 20218 · 1989-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-071A
- Epoch
- 1989-09-05 21:27:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.30387247 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0032232
- Inclination
- 51.6233°
- Ascending node
- 319.4179°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.4967°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.9092°
- 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-8 · NORAD 20218 · docked September 7, 1989
Soyuz-U2 No. 036 Blok-I · re-entered September 7, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TM-8 was the eighth mission and the fifth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on September 5, 1989, 21:38:03 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Viktorenko and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Serebrov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed five EVAs, various station maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in medicine, geophysics, space technology, earth observation, astronomy etc. The crew returned after 166 days in orbit, landing safely back on Earth on February 19, 1990, 04:36:18 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
282nd launch from 1/5, 12th this year · 913th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TM-8 launch?
Soyuz TM-8 launched on September 5, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TM-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz TM-8?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TM-8 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TM-8 reach?
Soyuz TM-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 220 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TM-8 part of?
Mir and Soyuz. About Mir