Soyuz TM 28

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COSPAR ID 1998-047A Spacecraft type Soyuz-TM Crew size 3 up2 down Dates 13 Aug 1998 – 28 Feb 1999 Member Gennady Padalka Rocket Soyuz-U		Orbits completed 3,144 Manufacturer RKK Energia Period 1.5 hours Launch date 13 August 1998 Landing date 28 February 1999

Mission duration 198 days, 16 hours, 31 minutes, 19 seconds Operator Roscosmos State Corporation

TM-28 was a Soyuz mission to the Mir space station.

Mission Accomplishments

Docked with Mir.

Baturin became the first Russian politician in space.

Padalka and Avdeyev performed an EVA on 15.09.1998 (30 m) into the module Spektr (new cables connected for solar structures).

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