launched by Russia

Soyuz TM-8

Success
SEP 05198921:38:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Docked with Mir.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz U2 into LEO

Spacecraft

Soyuz TM Soyuz TM-8

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Aleksandr Viktorenko from Russia
  • 02 Aleksandr Serebrov from Russia
Descending
  • 01 Aleksandr Viktorenko from Russia
  • 02 Aleksandr Serebrov from Russia

At the station

docked at Mir

returned to Earth Feb 19, 1990

last updated Oct 25, 2026