Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 Soyuz TM-9
Soyuz-U2
Status
Success
Date
11 FEB 1990
06:16
Mission Overview
Soyuz TM-9 was the ninth mission and the sixth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on February 11, 1990, 06:16:00 UTC, launching Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Balandin into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed two EVAs, various station maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on August 9, 1990, 07:33:57 UTC.
Rocket
Soyuz-U2
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Height
34.54 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
298 T
