| Soyuz TM-24 | |||
| Insignia: | Soyuz TM-24 patch.png | ||
| Operator: | Rosaviakosmos | ||
| Cospar Id: | 1996-047A | ||
| Mission Duration: | 196 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes, 13 seconds | ||
| Orbits Completed: | ~3,160 | ||
| Spacecraft: | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 73 | ||
| Spacecraft Type: | Soyuz-TM | ||
| Manufacturer: | RKK Energia | ||
| Launch Mass: | 7150kg (15,760lb) | ||
| Launch Date: | UTC | ||
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz-U | ||
| Landing Date: | UTC | ||
| Landing Site: | 47.82°N 69.4°W | ||
| Crew Size: | 3 | ||
| Crew Members: | Valery Korzun Aleksandr Kaleri | ||
| Crew Launching: | Claudie André-Deshays | ||
| Crew Landing: | Reinhold Ewald | ||
| Crew Callsign: | Фрега́т (Fregat - Frigate) | ||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric | ||
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth | ||
| Orbit Periapsis: | 235.1km (146.1miles) | ||
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 287.4km (178.6miles) | ||
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.56 degrees | ||
| Apsis: | gee | ||
| Docking: |
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| Previous Mission: | Soyuz TM-23 | ||
| Next Mission: | Soyuz TM-25 | ||
| Programme: | Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | ||
Soyuz TM-24 was the 27th expedition to Mir. Soyuz TM-24 carried a crew of three. The crew consisted of Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri, and the first French woman in space, Claudie André-Deshays. They joined American astronaut Shannon Lucid and Mir 21 crewmates Yuri Onufriyenko and Yuri Usachev. André-Deshays carried out biological and medical experiments on Mir for 16 days (the Cassiopée mission) before returning to Earth with Onufriyenko and Usachev.[1]