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Soyuz TM-5

Soyuz TM-5 was a Soviet Soyuz TM spacecraft flown to Mir in 1988. It launched Anatoly Solovyev, Viktor Savinykh, and Bulgarian research cosmonaut Aleksandar Aleksandrov from Baikonur on June 7, docked with Mir on June 9, and remained at the station as a transport spacecraft after the visiting crew returned aboard Soyuz TM-4. The spacecraft later undocked with Vladimir Lyakhov and Abdul Ahad Mohmand and landed on September 7 after a delayed deorbit sequence.

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Soyuz TM-5 spacecraft7K-STM No. 55Rodnik
Name
Soyuz TM-5
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soyuz-tm-5
Status
retired

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Soyuz TM-5 was a Soviet Soyuz TM spacecraft flown to Mir in 1988. It launched Anatoly Solovyev, Viktor Savinykh, and Bulgarian research cosmonaut Aleksandar Aleksandrov from Baikonur on June 7, docked with Mir on June 9, and remained at the station as a transport spacecraft after the visiting crew returned aboard Soyuz TM-4. The spacecraft later undocked with Vladimir Lyakhov and Abdul Ahad Mohmand and landed on September 7 after a delayed deorbit sequence.
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Creation Time
7/8/2026, 7:46:23 AM
Updated Time
7/8/2026, 7:46:23 AM

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First Flight Date
1988-06-07
Last Flight Date
1988-09-07
Serial Number
55
Vehicle Code
7K-STM No. 55