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Soyuz TM-15 Antares

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AKA: Antares; Mir Antares; Soyuz TM-15 (Tognini). Launched: 1992-07-27. Returned: 1992-08-10. Number crew: 1 . Duration: 13.79 days.

Russian astronauts Solovyov and Avdeyev and French astronaut Tognini were inserted into an initial 190 x 200 km orbit inclined 51.6 deg. Later on July 27 they maneuvered to a 223 x 343 km orbit, and on July 28 docked with Mir in its 405 x 410 km orbit. The Tognini returned to earth together with the EO-11 crew aboard Soyuz TM-14 on 10 August, 1992.

Narrative (adapted from D S F Portree's Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA RP-1357, 1995)

Soyuz TM-15 arrived on 29 July. Aboard were the EO-12 crew of Anatoli Solovyov and Sergei Avdeyev, together with Michel Tognini, the third Frenchman to visit a space station. He conducted ten experiments using 300 kg of equipment delivered by Progress-M flights. The EO-11 crew departed Mir together with Tognini aboard Soyuz TM-14 on 9 August, 1992.

Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Solovyov, Haignere, Tognini, Avdeyev. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM.

• Soyuz TM-15 - . Call Sign: Rodnik (Spring - water spring). Crew: Avdeyev, Solovyov, Tognini. Backup Crew: Haignere, Manakov, Poleshchuk. Payload: Soyuz TM s/n 65. Mass: 7,150 kg (15,760 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Avdeyev, Haignere, Manakov, Poleshchuk, Solovyov, Tognini. Agency: MOM. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TM-14, Soyuz TM-15, Soyuz TM-15 Antares. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Duration: 188.90 days. Decay Date: 1993-02-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 22054 . COSPAR: 1992-046A. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi). Perigee: 196 km (121 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 88.60 min.

  Mir Expedition EO-12. Russian astronauts Solovyov and Avdeev and French astronaut Tognini were inserted into an initial 190 x 200 km orbit inclined 51.6 deg. Later on July 27 they maneuvered to a 223 x 343 km orbit, and on July 28 docked with Mir in its 405 x 410 km orbit.

• Landing of Soyuz TM-14 - . Return Crew: Kaleri, Tognini, Viktorenko. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Kaleri, Tognini, Viktorenko. Program: Mir. Flight: Soyuz TM-14, Soyuz TM-15, Soyuz TM-15 Antares. The Soyuz TM-14 crew, Aleksandr Viktorenko and Aleksandr Kaleri, returned to Earth together with French astronaut Michel Tognini. The Soyuz TM-14 undocked from Mir at 21:47 GMT on August 9, and landed in Kazakhstan at 01:07 GMT on August 10..