Soyuz TM-27

International Flight-No. 202

Mission Insignia
Mission Statistics
Mission Name:	International Flight-No. 202
Call Sign:
Spacecraft Name:	Soyuz TM-27
Number of Crew Members:	3
Launch:	29.01.1998 16:33 UT Baikonur, Pad 1
Landing:	25.08.1998 05:22 UT 47° 57' 7 N, 39° 37' 50 E Near Dzheskasgan
Duration:	207d 12h 49m
Number of Orbits:	3284

Table of contents

1 Mission Accomplishments 2 EVA Schedule 3 Mission Notes 4 Crew 5 Mission Parameters

Mission Accomplishments

• Docked with Mir
• Exchange part of crew
• Carried out French mission PEGASE
• Conducted routine science experiments

EVA Schedule

• 03.03.1998 aborted due to faulty hatch
• 01.04.1998 (6h 40m)
• 06.04.1998 (4h 23m)
• 11.04.1998 (6h 25m)
• 17.04.1998 (6h 32m)
• 22.04.1998 (6h 21m)
• Over the course of these 5 walks, the cosmonauts repaired the Spektr solar panel and installed a new VDU station orientation system.

Mission Notes

Both cosmonauts and astronaut Andy Thomas (arrived on STS-89) became the 25th resident crew. Eyharts landed on 19.02.1998 with Soyuz TM-26-spacecraft.

Crew

• 1 Talgat Musabayev - Commander
• 2 Nikolai Budarin - Flight Engineer
• 3 Leopold Eyharts - Research Cosmonaut

Mission Parameters

• Altitude: 193,46 - 237,76 km
• Inclination: 51,62°

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