- Soyuz TM-3
Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Soyuz TM-3
sign = Vityaz (Knight )
crew_members = 3
launch =July 22 ,1987
01:59:17 UTCGagarin's Start
landing =December 29 ,1987
09:16:15 UTC
140 km NE ofArkalyk
duration = 160 days, 7 h, 25 min, 56 s
orbits = ~2,580
next =Soyuz TM-4
previous =Soyuz TM-2 |Soyuz TM-3 was the third Soviet expedition to the
Mir space station.Crew
Launched:
*Alexander Viktorenko (1)
*Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (2)
*Muhammed Faris (1) -Syria Landed:
*Yuri Romanenko (3)
*Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (2)
*Anatoli Levchenko (1)Mission parameters
*Mass: 7100 kg
*Perigee: 297 km
*Apogee: 353 km
*Inclination: 51.6°
*Period: 91.0 minutesMission highlights
[
Mir with Kvant module and Soyuz TM-3 supply ship ] 3rd expedition toMir . Faris was the first Syrian in space. Alexandrov was Laveikin’s replacement aboard Mir, becoming Romanenko’s new partner.Syrian guest cosmonaut Mohammed Faris and Soviet cosmonaut Alexandr Viktorenko returned to Earth in Soyuz-TM 2 with Alexandr Laveikin, who was diagnosed by ground-based doctors as having minor heart problems. He was replaced by Alexandr Alexandrov. The Visiting Expedition observed Syria and conducted materials processing experiments.
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