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| Operator | Rosaviakosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1997-038A |
| SATCATno. | 24886 |
| Mission duration | 197 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~3,220 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 up 3 down |
| Members | Anatoly Solovyev Pavel Vinogradov |
| Landing | Léopold Eyharts |
| Callsign | Родни́к (Rodnik -Spring) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 5, 1997, 15:35:54 (1997-08-05UTC15:35:54Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | February 19, 1998, 09:10:30 (1998-02-19UTC09:10:31Z) UTC |
| Landing site | 50°11′N67°30′E / 50.18°N 67.50°E /50.18; 67.50 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 249 kilometres (155 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking withMir | |
 Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TM-26 was a Russian spaceflight that ferried cosmonauts and supplies toMir.[1] It was the 32nd expedition to Mir. It was launched by aSoyuz-U rocket fromBaikonur Cosmodrome on August 5, 1997. The main mission was to transport two specially-trained cosmonauts to repair or salvage the troubled space station.
TM-26 docked with Mir on August 7 by manual control. The crew repaired the power cable and harness/connectors in the severely damagedSpektr module and restored much of the lost power; they also repaired and replaced the oxygen generators in Mir. The hole(s) in that module that caused total depressurization of the module could not be located during theirspacewalk inside that module.
During the flight atelevision advertisement starring Vasily Tsibliyev was filmed on the station. The ad, forTnuva's brand ofUHT milk, was the first ad to be filmed in space.[2]
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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| Commander |  Anatoly SolovyevFifth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Pavel Vinogradov First spaceflight | |
| Research Cosmonaut | None |  Léopold EyhartsFirst spaceflight |
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