Soyuz TM-10
Soyuz TM-10 was the tenth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir.[1]
| COSPAR ID | 1990-067A |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 20722 |
| Mission duration | 130 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes, 51 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~2,125 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TM |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 up 3 down |
| Members | Gennady Manakov Gennady Strekalov |
| Landing | Toyohiro Akiyama |
| Callsign | Вулка́н (Vulkan – Volcano) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 August 1990, 09:32:21 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 10 December 1990, 06:08:12 UTC |
| Landing site | 69 kilometres (43 mi) NW of Arkalyk |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 198 kilometres (123 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 219 kilometres (136 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 88.7 minutes |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking date | 3 August 1990, 11:45:44 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 December 1990, 02:48:11 UTC |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Crew
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Fourth spaceflight | |
| Research Cosmonaut | None | First spaceflight |
Mission highlights

Side of the Soyuz TM-10 where it was signed by all its passengers. The inscription in Japanese reads Toyohiro Akiyama (秋山豊寛).
TM-10 marked the return to earth of Japanese reporter Toyohiro Akiyama.
The Soyuz arrived at Mir's aft port with four passengers: quail for cages in Kvant-2. A quail had laid an egg en route to the station. It was returned to Earth, along with 130 kg of experiment results and industrial products, in Soyuz TM-9. The spacecraft landed without incident.
It spent 131 days attached to Mir. A camera was installed in the descent module as part of the agreement with Akiyama's network to film the reactions of the returning cosmonauts.
References
- The mission report is available here: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-tm10.htm
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