Soyuz TM-18

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Crew

Launched:

• Viktor Afanasyev (2)
• Yury Usachev (1)
• Valeri Polyakov (2)

Landed:

• Viktor Afanasyev (2)
• Yury Usachev (2)

Mission parameters

• Mass: 7150 kg
• Perigee: 244 km
• Apogee: 335 km
• Inclination: 51.6°
• Period: 90.1 minutes

Mission highlights

18th expedition to Mir.

Afanasyev and Usachev spent 179 days on Mir. Dr. Polyakov was slated to return to Earth on Soyuz-TM 20 in March 1995, after more than 420 days on Mir.

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