Soyuz-U2 — mission imagery
Back to launches
Success

Soyuz TM-22

Soyuz-U2Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)1/5
Sunday, September 3, 1995 · 09:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Soyuz-U2

Profile →

Vehicle details are not available yet.

HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches347
Successes330

Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Profile →

RUS • Founded 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. So...

Mission Brief

Soyuz TM-22 was the 23rd mission and the 20th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on September 3, 1995, 09:00:23 UTC, launching Commander Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev and Research Cosmonaut Thomas Reiter into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-74, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-23 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on February 29, 1996, 10:42:08 UTC.

PayloadSoyuz TM-22
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSoyuz, Mir
Stages0
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%
Site lock

Launch Site

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

LAUNCH SITE
45.920°N, 63.342°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.