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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-9
Launched
February 11, 1990
Summary
Soyuz TM-9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 11, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,323rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,490th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TM-9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 2 crew members flew: Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin and Anatoly Solovyev. The spacecraft was Soyuz TM-9 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #60). 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
- 37th Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,323rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,490th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Aleksandr Nikolayevich BalandinFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 36 · first flight
Anatoly SolovyevCommander · RFSA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz TM-9 (Soyuz TM 11F732A51 #60)
Soyuz TM-9 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 11 February 1990 06:16 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 6 crew to Mir. The crew consisted of Anatoly Solovyev and Aleksandr Balandin.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 179 days
- Docked February 13, 1990 at Kvant-2
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TM-9 · NORAD 20494 · 1990-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-TM 9
- Object ID
- 1990-014A
- Epoch
- 1990-02-11 06:04:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20733952 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029305
- Inclination
- 51.4757°
- Ascending node
- 244.8176°
- Arg. of perigee
- 163.3445°
- Mean anomaly
- 196.9897°
- 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-9 · NORAD 20494 · docked February 13, 1990
Soyuz-U2 No. 038 Blok-I · re-entered February 13, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TM-9 was the ninth mission and the sixth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on February 11, 1990, 06:16:00 UTC, launching Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Balandin into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed two EVAs, various station maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on August 9, 1990, 07:33:57 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
286th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 924th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TM-9 launch?
Soyuz TM-9 launched on February 11, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TM-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Soyuz TM-9?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TM-9 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TM-9 reach?
Soyuz TM-9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
Which program is Soyuz TM-9 part of?
Mir and Soyuz. About Mir