Soyuz TM-2 was a crewed spaceflight to the Sovietspace stationMir, which was uncrewed at the time. TM-2 was launched on February 5, 1987, and it was first crewed spaceflight of the Soyuz-TM spacecraft,[4] and the second crewed spaceflight to Mir (the first being Soyuz T-15). The crew of the long duration expedition, Mir EO-2, who were launched by TM-2 consisted of Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Aleksandr Laveykin.
The spacecraft remained docked to Mir, functioning as a lifeboat for the EO-2 crew, until July 1987 when it returned to Earth carrying Laveykin and the two man crew of Mir EP-1. Romanenko later returned to Earth in Soyuz TM-3 at the end of EO-2.
Early in the expedition EO-2, the module Kvant-1 was launched to automatically dock with Mir. The docking system, known as the "Igla system", was not behaving as expected. On April 5 the EO-2 crew retreated to the Soyuz TM-2 spacecraft so that they could escape in the event the module got out of control. About 200 m out, the docking system lost its lock on Mir's aft port antenna. The cosmonauts watched from within Soyuz TM-2 as the Kvant/ FSM combination passed within 10 m of the station.[1] Following an emergency spacewalk, Kvant fully docked to the station on April 11.
soyuz, this, article, about, spacecraft, expedition, which, launched, confused, with, soyuz, soyuz, soyuz, soyuz, soyuz, crewed, spaceflight, soviet, space, station, which, uncrewed, time, launched, february, 1987, first, crewed, spaceflight, soyuz, spacecraft. This article is about the spacecraft For the expedition which it launched see Mir EO 2 Not to be confused with Soyuz 2 Soyuz T 2 Soyuz TMA 2 Soyuz TMA 02M or Soyuz MS 02 Soyuz TM 2 was a crewed spaceflight to the Soviet space station Mir which was uncrewed at the time TM 2 was launched on February 5 1987 and it was first crewed spaceflight of the Soyuz TM spacecraft 4 and the second crewed spaceflight to Mir the first being Soyuz T 15 The crew of the long duration expedition Mir EO 2 who were launched by TM 2 consisted of Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Aleksandr Laveykin Soyuz TM 2COSPAR ID1987 013ASATCAT no 17482Mission duration174 days 3 hours 25 minutes 56 secondsOrbits completed 2 810Spacecraft propertiesSpacecraftSoyuz 7K STM No 52Spacecraft typeSoyuz TMManufacturerNPO EnergiaLaunch mass7 100 kilograms 15 700 lb CrewCrew size2 up3 downMembersAleksandr LaveykinLaunchingYuri RomanenkoLandingAleksandr ViktorenkoMuhammed FarisCallsignTaimyrStart of missionLaunch date5 February 1987 21 38 16 1987 02 05UTC21 38 16Z UTC 1 RocketSoyuz U2Launch siteBaikonur 1 5End of missionLanding date30 July 1987 01 04 12 1987 07 30UTC01 04 13Z UTC 2 Landing site80 kilometres 50 mi from ArkalykOrbital parametersReference systemGeocentricRegimeLow EarthPerigee altitude341 kilometres 212 mi Apogee altitude365 kilometres 227 mi Inclination51 6 degreesPeriod91 6 minutesDocking with Mir 3 Docking date7 February 1987 23 27 40 UTCUndocking date29 July 1987 20 44 00 UTCSoyuz programme Crewed missions Soyuz T 15Soyuz TM 3 The spacecraft remained docked to Mir functioning as a lifeboat for the EO 2 crew until July 1987 when it returned to Earth carrying Laveykin and the two man crew of Mir EP 1 Romanenko later returned to Earth in Soyuz TM 3 at the end of EO 2 Contents 1 Crew 2 Mission parameters 3 Mission highlights 4 ReferencesCrew editPosition Launching crew Landing crew Commander nbsp Yuri RomanenkoMir EO 2Third and last spaceflight nbsp Aleksandr ViktorenkoMir EP 1First spaceflight Flight Engineer nbsp Aleksandr LaveykinMir EO 2Only spaceflight Research Cosmonaut None nbsp Muhammed FarisMir EP 1Only spaceflightMission parameters editMass 7100 kg Perigee 341 km Apogee 365 km Inclination 51 6 Period 91 6 minutesMission highlights editMain article Mir EO 2 Early in the expedition EO 2 the module Kvant 1 was launched to automatically dock with Mir The docking system known as the Igla system was not behaving as expected On April 5 the EO 2 crew retreated to the Soyuz TM 2 spacecraft so that they could escape in the event the module got out of control About 200 m out the docking system lost its lock on Mir s aft port antenna The cosmonauts watched from within Soyuz TM 2 as the Kvant FSM combination passed within 10 m of the station 1 Following an emergency spacewalk Kvant fully docked to the station on April 11 References edit a b Mir EO 2 Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 9 April 2007 Retrieved 11 November 2010 Mir EP 1 Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 29 November 2010 Retrieved 11 November 2010 Soyuz TM 2 Spacefacts de Retrieved 21 March 2021 Soyuz TM Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on June 24 2002 Retrieved 11 November 2010 nbsp Spaceflight portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soyuz TM 2 amp oldid 1185931403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
