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Soyuz TM-8
Crew
Serebrov
Viktorenko
05 September 1989
21:38 GMT.
Duration
: 166.29 days.
Call Sign
: Vityaz (Knight ).
Backup Crew:
Balandin
,
Solovyov
.
Nation
: USSR.
Launch Site
:
Baikonur
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Soyuz 11A511U2
. Program:
Mir
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spacecraft.
Spacecraft
:
Soyuz TM
.
Payload
: Soyuz TM 11F732 s/n 58.
Mass
: 7,150 kg.
Perigee
: 390 km.
Apogee
: 392 km.
Inclination
: 51.6 deg.
Period
: 92.4 min. References:
1
,
2
,
6
,
51
.
Soyuz TM-8
- Test of SPK Manned Maneuvering Unit
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