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Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-15
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 27, 1992, 6:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-15 was the 15th mission and the 12th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on July 27, 1992, 06:08:42 UTC, launching Commander Anatoly Solovyev, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev and Research Cosmonaut Michel Tognini into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed EVAs, various station repair and maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in materials research, space technology, astrophysics and earth observation. They were visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the Soyuz TM-16 crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on February 1, 1993, 03:49:57 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 65
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 24, 1992, 7:40 p.m.
Delta 6925 | Geotail & DUVE
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 24, 1992, 2:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Geotail mission measures global energy flow and transformation in the magnetotail to increase understanding of fundamental magnetospheric processes. The objective of tthe DUVE experiment is to perform sensitive spectroscopy of diffuse emissions from the interstellar medium to increase the understanding of the dynamics and evolution of the interstellar medium and the Galaxy.
Elliptical Orbit
Proton | Gorizont 26
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 14, 1992, 10:02 p.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 79 to 82
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 13, 1992, 5:41 p.m.
Ariane 44L | Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 9, 1992, 10:42 p.m.
Molniya 8K78M-PVB | US-K 69
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 8, 1992, 9:53 a.m.
Delta II | GPS IIA-5
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 7, 1992, 9:20 a.m.
Scout G-1 | SAMPEX
Vought | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 3, 1992, 2:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The main objectives of SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous & Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) experiments was to obtain data for several continuous years on the anomalous, components of cosmic rays, on energetic particle emissions from the sun, and on the precipitating magnetospheric relativistic electrons.
Low Earth OrbitAtlas II | DSCS-3 B12
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 2, 1992, 9:54 p.m.
