| Soyuz TM-15 | |||||||
| Insignia: | Soyuz TM-15 patch.png | ||||||
| Operator: | Rosaviakosmos | ||||||
| Cospar Id: | 1992-046A | ||||||
| Mission Duration: | 188 days, 21 hours, 41 minutes, 15 seconds | ||||||
| Orbits Completed: | ~3,070 | ||||||
| Spacecraft: | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 65 | ||||||
| Spacecraft Type: | Soyuz-TM | ||||||
| Manufacturer: | NPO Energia | ||||||
| Launch Mass: | 7150kg (15,760lb) | ||||||
| Launch Date: | UTC | ||||||
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz-U2 | ||||||
| Landing Date: | UTC | ||||||
| Landing Site: | near Dzhezkazgan | ||||||
| Crew Size: | 3 up 2 down | ||||||
| Crew Members: | Anatoly Solovyev Sergei Avdeyev | ||||||
| Crew Launching: | Michel Tognini | ||||||
| Crew Callsign: | Rodnik (Spring) | ||||||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric | ||||||
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth | ||||||
| Orbit Periapsis: | 196km (122miles) | ||||||
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 216km (134miles) | ||||||
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.6 degrees | ||||||
| Apsis: | gee | ||||||
| Docking: |
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| Previous Mission: | Soyuz TM-14 | ||||||
| Next Mission: | Soyuz TM-16 | ||||||
| Programme: | Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | ||||||
Soyuz TM-15 was the 15th expedition to the Mir space station.[1] It included spationaut Michel Tognini from France. The Soyuz TM-15 flight set what was then a new Soyuz spacecraft on orbit endurance record.[2]
Michel Tognini, passenger aboard Soyuz- TM 15, was the third Frenchman to visit a space station. He conducted ten experiments using 300 kg of equipment delivered by Progress-M flights. Tognini spent 2 weeks in space as part of ongoing space cooperation between Russia and France.