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Spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"


BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT
Registration number 1994-001A / 22957
Time and date of launch (UTC) 10h.05m.34s.   January 08, 1994
Launch site Baikonur, LC 1
Launch vehicle Soyuz-U2
Spacecraft mass (kg) 7150
Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 51.6
   - period (minutes) 90.1
   - perigee (km) 244
   - apogee (km) 335
Time and date of landing (UTC) 10h.32m.35s.   July 09, 1994
Place of landing 110 km N of Arkalyk
Duration 182d.00h.27m.01s.
Number of revolutions around Earth 2839
Summary 18th expedition to the orbital station "Mir" . Change of the crew. Docking with and unloading of cargo spacecrafts "Progress M-21" , "Progress M-22"   and "Progress M-23" . Duration for Valery Polyakov 437 days (678 days in two flies).



LAUNCHED CREW
Ord.
num.		 Status Main Backup Reserved
1 Cdr
PE-15/MIR		 Afanasyev, Viktor Mikhailovich Malenchenko, Yuri Ivanovich
2 FE
PE-15/MIR		 Usachyov, Yuri Vladimirovich Musabayev, Talgat Amangeldiyevich
3 PhA
PE-15,16,17/MIR		 Polyakov, Valeri Vladimirovich Arzamazov, German Semenovich
Call sign Derbent




LANDED CREW
Order
number		 Status Crew
1 Cdr
PE-15/MIR		 Afanasyev, Viktor Mikhailovich
2 FE
PE-15/MIR		 Usachyov, Yuri Vladimirovich


TIMELINE
Date Time (UTC) Spaceship's revo-
lution number		 Station's revo-
lution number		 Explanation
Jan 08, 1994 10:05:34 1 Mir:45115 Lift-off spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov ).
Jan 10, 1994 11:50:20 34 Mir:45148 Docking of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov ) to module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM17" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after docking: Tsibliyev,   Serebrov,   Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov.
Jan 14, 1994 04:37:11 3068 Mir:45205 Undocking of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM17"   (crew: Tsibliyev,   Serebrov ) from fore (transitional) unit of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after undocking: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov.
Jan 14, 1994 04:47:29 3068 Mir:45206 1st collision of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM17"   with fore (transitional) module of station "Mir" .
Jan 14, 1994 04:47:31 3068 Mir:45206 2nd collision of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM17"   with fore (transitional) module of station "Mir" .
Jan 14, 1994 07:23:46 3070 Mir:45207 Deorbit burn of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM17"   (crew: Tsibliyev,   Serebrov ).
Jan 14, 1994 07:51:52 3070 Mir:45208 Separation of recovery capsule of "Soyuz-TM17" .
Jan 14, 1994 08:18:20 3071 Mir:45208 Landing of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM17"   (crew: Tsibliyev,   Serebrov ).
Jan 24, 1994 03:12:00 247 Mir:45361 Undocking (redocking to another docking unit) of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov ) from module "Kvant"   of station "Mir" .

There is nobody at the station "Mir" .
Jan 24, 1994 05:01:04 248 Mir:45362 Docking (redocking to another docking unit) of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov ) to fore (transitional) unit of station "Mir" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after docking: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov.
Jan 28, 1994 02:12:10 1 Mir:45422 Lift-off cargo "Progress M-21" .
Jan 30, 1994 03:56:11 34 Mir:45455 Docking of "Progress M-21"   to module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .
Feb 03, 1994 12:10:00 1
Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-60"   (crew: Bolden,   Reightler,   Davis,   Sega,   Chang-Diaz,   Krikalyov ).
Feb 11, 1994 18:14:50 131
Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-60"   (crew: Bolden,   Reightler,   Davis,   Sega,   Chang-Diaz,   Krikalyov ).
Feb 11, 1994 19:20:13 131
Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-60"   (crew: Bolden,   Reightler,   Davis,   Sega,   Chang-Diaz,   Krikalyov ).
Mar 03, 1994 03:28 5302 Mir:45954 End of existence of "Progress M-17" .
Mar 04, 1994 13:53:00 1
Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-62"   (crew: Casper,   Allen,   Thuot,   Gemar,   Ivins ).
Mar 18, 1994 12:16:50 224
Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-62"   (crew: Casper,   Allen,   Thuot,   Gemar,   Ivins ).
Mar 18, 1994 13:10:35 224
Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-62"   (crew: Casper,   Allen,   Thuot,   Gemar,   Ivins ).
Mar 22, 1994 04:54:12 1 Mir:46251 Lift-off cargo "Progress M-22" .
Mar 23, 1994 01:20:29 844 Mir:46265 Undocking of "Progress M-21"   from module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .
Mar 23, 1994 04:32:00 846 Mir:46267 Deorbit burn of "Progress M-21" .
Mar 23, 1994 05:13 846 Mir:46267 End of existence of "Progress M-21" .
Mar 24, 1994 06:39:36 34 Mir:46284 Docking of "Progress M-22"   to module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .
Apr 09, 1994 11:05:00 1
Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-59"   (crew: Gutierrez,   Chilton,   Apt,   Clifford,   Godwin,   Jones ).
Apr 20, 1994 16:00:35 183
Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-59"   (crew: Gutierrez,   Chilton,   Apt,   Clifford,   Godwin,   Jones ).
Apr 20, 1994 16:55:23 183
Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-59"   (crew: Gutierrez,   Chilton,   Apt,   Clifford,   Godwin,   Jones ).
May 22, 1994 04:30:04 1 Mir:47202 Lift-off cargo "Progress M-23" .
May 23, 1994 00:56:38 966 Mir:47216 Undocking of "Progress M-22"   from module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .
May 23, 1994 04:10:00 968 Mir:47218 Deorbit burn of "Progress M-22" .
May 23, 1994 05? 968 Mir:47218 End of existence of "Progress M-22" .
May 24, 1994 06:18:35 34 Mir:47235 Docking of "Progress M-23"   to module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .
Jul 01, 1994 12:24:50 1 Mir:47831 Lift-off spacecraft "Soyuz-TM19"   (crew: Malenchenko,   Musabayev ).
Jul 02, 1994 08:46:49 643 Mir:47844 Undocking of "Progress M-23"   from module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .
Jul 02, 1994 14:31:37 646 Mir:47848 Deorbit burn of "Progress M-23" .
Jul 02, 1994 14:55:45 646 Mir:47848 Separation of recovery ballistic capsule of spacecraft "Progress M-23" .
Jul 02, 1994 15:09 647 Mir:47848 Landing of RBC of "Progress M-23" .
Jul 02, 1994 ? 647 Mir:47848 End of existence of "Progress M-23" .
Jul 03, 1994 13:55:01 34 Mir:47863 Docking of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM19"   (crew: Malenchenko,   Musabayev ) to module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM18" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after docking: Afanasyev,   Usachyov,   Polyakov,   Malenchenko,   Musabayev.
Jul 08, 1994 16:43:00 1
Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-65"   (crew: Cabana,   Halsell,   Hieb,   Walz,   Chiao,   Thomas,   Naito-Mukai ).
Jul 09, 1994 07:12:58 2837 Mir:47952 Undocking of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov ) from fore (transitional) unit of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM19" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after undocking: Polyakov,   Malenchenko,   Musabayev.
Jul 09, 1994 09:37:32 2839 Mir:47953 Deorbit burn of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov ).
Jul 09, 1994 10:06:01 2839 Mir:47954 Separation of recovery capsule of "Soyuz-TM18" .
Jul 09, 1994 10:32:35 2840 Mir:47954 Landing of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM18"   (crew: Afanasyev,   Usachyov ).

Sources:
  Mission Control Center (TsUP) from 2007
  CBS News
  Spaceflight now
  Alexander Zheleznyakov
  journal "Novosti Kosmonavtiki" ("News of Cosmonautics") from 1993 till our time
  journal "Kosmonavtika, astronomiya" ("Cosmonautics, astronomy") 1983-1991 years
  book "Evolution of vehicle-creating and cosmonautics in the USSR" by Valentin P. Glushko, Moscow, 1987
  Jonathan's Space Report
  and many other people and editions
  


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