Soyuz TM-20

Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Soyuz TM-20
sign = Ви́тязь (Vityaz' - Knight)
crew_members = 3
launch = October 3, 1994
22:42:30 UTC
Gagarin's Start
landing = March 22, 1995
04:04:05 UTC
54 km NE of Arkalyk (50.52 N; 67.35 E)
duration = 169 days 05 hours 21 minutes 35 seconds
orbits = ~2,760 |

Crew

Launched:
*Alexander Viktorenko (4)
*Yelena Kondakova (1)
*Ulf Merbold (3) - ESA Germany

Landed:
*Alexander Viktorenko (4)
*Yelena Kondakova (1)
*Valeri Polyakov (2)

Mission parameters

*Mass: 7170 kg
*Perigee: 200 km
*Apogee: 249.6 km
*Inclination: 51.65°
*Period: 88.7 minutes

Mission highlights

20th expedition to Mir.

Carried 10 kg of equipment for use by Merbold in ESA’s month-long Euromir94 experiment program. During automatic approach to Mir’s front port, thespacecraft yawed unexpectedly. Viktorenko completed a manual dockingwithout additional incident.