Soyuz TM-28
Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Gennady Padalka
- Birthday: 06/21/1958
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 08/13/1998
- Last Flight: 03/27/2015
Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (Russian: Гeннадий Иванович Падалка; born 21 June 1958 in Krasnodar, Russia) ...
Yuri Baturin
- Birthday: 06/12/1949
- Role: Research Cosmonaut
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 08/13/1998
- Last Flight: 04/28/2001
Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Батурин (born 12 June 1949, Moscow, Soviet Union {no...
Sergei Avdeyev
- Birthday: 01/01/1956
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 07/27/1992
- Last Flight: 08/13/1998
Sergei Vasilyevich Avdeyev (Сергей Васильеви Авдеев; born 1 January 1956) is a Russian engineer and cosm...
Mission
Soyuz TM-28
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TM-28 was the 37th mission and the 26th long-duration expedition to Mir space station.
The mission began on August 13, 1998, 09:43:11 UTC, launching Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev and Research Cosmonaut Yuri Baturin into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments in medicine, biotechnology, Earth sciences etc. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-29 with the next expedition crew.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on February 28, 1999, 02:14:30 UTC.
Location
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1555 rocket launches.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
