Soyuz TM-13

USSR


Manned Flight nº: 145

Earth orbit Flight nº: 142

USSR Flight nº: 73


Launch & orbit data:

Designation 21735 / 91069A
Launch date - time 02 Oct 1991 - 05:59:38 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U2
OKB name - S/Nº Soyuz 7K-STM (11F732) s/nº 63
Mass (kg) 7.150
Call Sign Donbass (River Don basin)
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee 195 x 232 km
   - Inclination 51.7°
   - Period 88.8 min

Docking & landing data:

Docking date - time 04 Oct 1991 - 07:42 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir/fore
Undocking date - time 15 Oct 1991 - 00:01 UT
Redocking date - time 15 Oct 1991 - 01:45 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir/Kvant rear port
Undocking date - time 14 Mar 1992 - ? UT
Redocking date - time 14 Mar 1992 - ? UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir/front port
Undocking date - time 25 Mar 1992 - 05:26 UT
Deorbit burn date - time 25 Mar 1992 - 07:55 UT
Landing date - time 25 Mar 1992 - 08:51:22 UT
Landing location 65 km NE of Arkalyk
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 175:02:52
Nbr orbits 
Landing crew Krikalev, Volkov, Flade
 (crew TM-12, TM-13 & TM-14)

Crew (EO-10):

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration Orbits
1  Volkov  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich  Commander 175d 02h 52m  2771 
2  Aubakirov  Toktar Ongarbayevich  Research cosmonaut 7d 22h 12m  125 
3  Viehböck  Franz Artur  Research cosmonaut 7d 22h 12m  125 


Aubakirov and Viehböck landed with Soyuz TM-12 on 10 Oct 1991

Backup Crew

Nr. Name Job
1  Viktorenko, Aleksandr S.  Commander
2  Musabayev, Talgat A.  Research cosm.
2  Lothaller, Clemens  Research cosm.

Mir core

Mir core - Credit: NASA.


Manned three crew. Docked with Mir. Mir Expedition EO-10. Transported to the Mir manned orbital station an international crew comprising the cosmonauts A Volkov (USSR), T Aubakirov (USSR) and F. Viehbock (Austria), to conduct joint scientific and technical research with the cosmonauts A. Artsebarsky and S Krikalev. Austria paid $ 7 million for mission. Kazakh cosmonaut added at last minute. On March 25, Volkov, Krikalyov and Flade undocked from the front port in Soyuz TM-13 and landed in Kazakhstan at 08:51 GMT on March 25.

Mir in orbit

Mir in orbit - Credit: RKK Energia.

Soyuz TM-13

Soyuz TM-13 - Aubakirov on way to launch vehicle. - Credit: RKK Energia.

Soyuz TM-13

Soyuz TM-13 - Aubakirov aboard Mir. - Credit: RKK Energia

Mission details:


Astrophilately covers:

Soyuz TM13

Launch cancel and special Baikonur cancel, send registrated.

Soyuz TM13

Special "AUSTRO MIR 91" cover and cancel.


Soyuz TM13

Cosmic Mail: Launch cancel Baikonur and MIR boardcancel, signed by the crew. Credit: #409

Soyuz TM13

Cosmic Mail: Cover on board of Mir, with 2 black Mir boardcancel, date boardcancel: 041091, signed by the crew. Credit: #409


Soyuz TM-13

Cosmic Mail: with octagonal Mir boardcancel, octagonal docking date cancel 041091 and special MIR 92 cancel, signed by the crew and backup.

Soyuz TM-13

Cosmic Mail: with octagonal MIR boardcancel, octagonal date cancel 101091, signed by the crew and backup.



Ref.: #1, #7(JR89,92,107), #8, #10, #16, #210, #409 - update: 29.01.19 Home