Soyuz TM-15
| Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1992-046A |
| SATCAT no. | 22054 |
| Mission duration | 188 days, 21 hours, 41 minutes, 15 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~3,070 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 65 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 up 2 down |
| Members | Anatoly Solovyev Sergei Avdeyev |
| Launching | Michel Tognini |
| Callsign | Rodnik (Spring) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 27, 1992, 06:08:42 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | February 1, 1993, 03:49:57 UTC |
| Landing site | near Dzhezkazgan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 196 kilometres (122 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 216 kilometres (134 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking date | July 29, 1992, 07:49:05 UTC |
| Undocking date | February 1, 1993, 00:19:47 UTC |
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Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TM-15 was the 15th expedition to the Mir space station. It included spationaut Michel Tognini from France. The Soyuz TM-15 flight set what was then a new Soyuz spacecraft on orbit endurance record.