launched from Russia

Soyuz TM-23

Success
FEB 21199612:34:00 UTC

Manned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.

Docked with Mir.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz TM into LEO

Payload

Soyuz TM-23

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Yuri Onufrienko from Russia
  • 02 Yury Usachov from Russia
Descending
  • 01 Yuri Onufrienko from Russia
  • 02 Yury Usachov from Russia
  • 03 Claudie Haigneré from France

At the station

docked at Mir

returned to Earth Sep 2, 1996