Soyuz TM-28
Soyuz TM-28 launched Gennady Padalka, Sergei Avdeyev, and Yuri Baturin to Mir. Baturin returned on Soyuz TM-27 after the handover; Avdeyev continued aboard Mir into EO-27; and TM-28 returned Padalka with Slovak research cosmonaut Ivan Bella, who had arrived on Soyuz TM-29.
Identity
- Aliases
- 7K-STM No. 77
- Name
- Soyuz TM-28
- Slug
- soyuz-tm-28
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz TM-28 launched Gennady Padalka, Sergei Avdeyev, and Yuri Baturin to Mir. Baturin returned on Soyuz TM-27 after the handover; Avdeyev continued aboard Mir into EO-27; and TM-28 returned Padalka with Slovak research cosmonaut Ivan Bella, who had arrived on Soyuz TM-29.
- End Date
- 1999-02-28
- Landing Site Id
- qh78b0d9qr5tpt086hetpfs4258agheh
- Launch Site Id
- qh7ejhef8vbxy7pczrvc60wyms89t64m
- Outcome
- Completed. Delivered the EO-26 crew and Baturin to Mir, remained as the station return craft, and safely returned Padalka and Bella on February 28, 1999.
- Program
- Soyuz / Mir EO-26
- Space Station Id
- ms7pew70vq5198mpes6e0xyhex89xvmg
- Start Date
- 1998-08-13
- Vehicle Family Ids
- nd7ycvp2f7207rx35wksnzf5gh8ag920nd7j0y79e09034eqw9xme5tvzh8aevr8
- Vehicle Id
- nh7jptkpwetd68wjcx13b5758s8a5d09
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:25:11 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:25:11 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Role
- Soyuz and Mir operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7edr0fsw9pdcdw3xddsff5ax86kcme
- Role
- Commander / Mir EO-26
- Astronaut Id
- td7ds28g24zmtkbgewrqay9f858a5t58
- Role
- Flight Engineer / Mir EO-26; continued and returned on Soyuz TM-29
- Astronaut Id
- td7b0ch34qvw4cd7z5etncewrx7nnpfh
- Role
- Research Cosmonaut; returned on Soyuz TM-27
- Astronaut Id
- td72zanv9as93wq7mqwd2kesvd7nmctg
- Role
- Return crew / Štefánik; launched on Soyuz TM-29