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Soyuz TM-8

Soyuz TM-8 was a crewed flight launched on September 5, 1989 aboard a Soyuz-U2 from Baikonur. Crew of 2: Aleksandr Serebrov, Aleksandr Viktorenko.

Soviet Unioncrew 21989-071

Flight

Mission
Soyuz TM-8
Spacecraft record
Soyuz TM-8
Launch
September 5, 1989 · 21:38 UTC
Landing
April 19, 1990
Duration (Wikidata)
166.3 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1989-071A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Sep 7, 1989

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1989-071
Rocket
Soyuz-U2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 414 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1424265 (CC0).