Soyuz TM-1
Soyuz TM-1 was the uncrewed orbital test of the upgraded Soyuz-TM transport spacecraft for the Mir program. Launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on May 21, 1986, the spacecraft demonstrated the new Kurs automatic rendezvous system, docked with Mir on May 23, remained attached for six days, and returned safely to Earth on May 30.
Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz-TM 17K-STM No. 51First Soyuz-TM test flight
- Name
- Soyuz TM-1
- Slug
- soyuz-tm-1
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz TM-1 was the uncrewed orbital test of the upgraded Soyuz-TM transport spacecraft for the Mir program. Launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on May 21, 1986, the spacecraft demonstrated the new Kurs automatic rendezvous system, docked with Mir on May 23, remained attached for six days, and returned safely to Earth on May 30.
- End Date
- 1986-05-30
- Launch Site Id
- qh7ejhef8vbxy7pczrvc60wyms89t64m
- Outcome
- Completed the uncrewed Soyuz-TM qualification flight, including automatic Kurs rendezvous and docking with Mir, and returned safely to Earth.
- Program
- Mir
- Space Station Id
- ms7pew70vq5198mpes6e0xyhex89xvmg
- Start Date
- 1986-05-21
- Vehicle Family Ids
- nd7j158g8tt18msgqrens1mk1s8ah9q7nd7j0y79e09034eqw9xme5tvzh8aevr8
- Vehicle Id
- nh7ytj206zz5g0gmbqz9kc1e4n8ag0kh
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:00:05 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:00:05 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh78errgr185ymjehn1gvkqm8d89t0nh
- Role
- Mission operator
- Crew
- -