Soyuz TM-3

Soviet space mission. Soyuz TM-3 was launched on July 22, 1987 aboard a Soyuz-U2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jul 24, 1987).

COSPAR 1987-063ANORAD 18222Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz TM-3
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-STM No. 53
International designator: 1987-063A
NORAD catalog number: 18222
GCAT identifier: S18222
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/170

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-STM
Owner: NPO Energiya
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-STM

Launch

Date: July 22, 1987 · 01:59 UTC
Launch record: 1987-063Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U2
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 307 km
Apogee: 356 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: July 24, 1987
Last known active: Dec 29, 1987
End of operations: Dec 29, 1987

Size

Mass: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 7,230 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q847619 (CC0).