Soyuz TM-30
Mission type | MirCorp |
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COSPAR ID | 2000-018A |
SATCAT no. | 26116 |
Mission duration | 72 days, 19 hours, 42 minutes |
Orbits completed | 1,145 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz 7K-STM No.204 RKK Energia |
Crew | |
Crew size | 2 |
Members | Yenisei ) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | April 4, 2000, 05:01:29 1/5 | UTC
End of mission | |
Landing date | June 16, 2000, 00:44 | UTC
Landing site | 49°54′N 67°12′E / 49.900°N 67.200°E |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 358 kilometres (222 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 384 kilometres (239 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Period | 91.96 minutes |
Epoch | May 5, 2000[1] |
Docking with Mir | |
Docking port | Core forward |
Docking date | April 6, 2000, 06:31:24 UTC |
Undocking date | June 15, 2000, 21:24 UTC |
Time docked | 70 days, 15 hours |
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Soyuz TM-30 (
The mission was part of an effort by MirCorp to refurbish and privatize the aging Mir space station, which was nearing the end of its operational life. Further commercially funded missions beyond Soyuz TM-30 were originally planned to continue the restoration efforts of the then 14-year-old space station, but insufficient funding and investment ultimately led to the de-orbit of the station in early 2001.[4][5]
Crew
Position[4][6] | Crew | |
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Commander | Sergei Zalyotin First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer | ![]() Third spaceflight |
Soyuz TM-30 was the first spaceflight for flight commander Zalyotin, who became a cosmonaut in 1990 and completed his general training two years later in 1992.[7] TM-30 was the third visit to space made by flight engineer Kaleri, who became a cosmonaut in 1984 and completed general training in 1986. He served as flight engineer aboard the Soyuz TM-14 and TM-24 missions to Mir in 1992 and 1996–7, respectively.[8]
Backup crew
Position[5][9] | Crew | |
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Commander | ![]() | |
Flight Engineer | ![]() |
While Soyuz TM-30 was in orbit, a second privately funded mission was being planned to continue the restoration efforts aboard Mir. The crew assigned to this mission, although never flown, was reported to have been the backup crew for TM-30, cosmonauts Salizhan Sharipov and Pavel Vinogradov.[5]
Background
Soyuz TM-30 was intended by
Actor Vladimir Steklov trained and was initially assigned for a 2000 flight on Soyuz TM-30 to film scenes for the movie Thiefs and Prostitutes. Spaceflight is the Prize on Mir.[11] The plans were scrapped weeks before launch due to lack of funding,[12] and space scenes were filmed in studio instead.
Mission highlights
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Soyuz TM-30 launched at 05:01:29 UT on April 4, 2000. Docking occurred on April 6 at 06:31:24 UT. Although the Soyuz docking system is automated under normal conditions, the final few meters of the approach to the station were executed in manual mode. The decision to switch to manual mode came after the cosmonauts noticed a small deviation in the spacecraft's approach to the targeted docking port. At about 09:32 UT on the day of docking, the crew prepared to open the hatches between the Soyuz spacecraft and the station. After entering the station the crew stabilized the atmosphere inside Mir and undertook routine maintenance work.[3]
On April 25, an uncrewed
The mission's only
On June 15, 2000, the TM-30 spacecraft undocked from the station at about 21:24 UT. The de-orbit burn occurred at about 23:52 UT and landing followed at about 00:44 UT on June 16, about 45 kilometers (28 mi) southeast of
Milestones
Soyuz TM-30 was the first privately funded crewed space expedition but several other firsts were also achieved, including the first privately funded
See also
- List of Mir Expeditions
- MirCorp
References
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Mir EO-28". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "MirCorp Mission". MirCorp. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "New mission planned for Mir as current one wraps up". CNN. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Missions to Mir in 2000". Russianspaceweb. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Bio: Sergei Zalyotin". NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Bio: Alexander Kaleri". NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Soyuz TM-30". Human Spaceflights. Spacefacts. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Space Crew poised for return to Mir on Tuesday". CNN. 3 April 2000. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Russian star set to shoot into space
- ^ Cosmonauts to reopen and repair Mir for future use - UPI Archives
- ^ "MIR: Expedition 28 (EO-28)". Resident Crews of the MIR. Spacefacts. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Future of Mir in doubt after cosmonauts return home". CNN. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
External links
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