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| Mission Name: | Soyuz TM-3 |
| Call Sign: | Vityaz (Knight) |
| Number of Crew Members: | 3 |
| Launch: | July 22, 1987 01:59:17 UTC Baikonur LC1 |
| Landing: | December 29, 1987 09:16:15 UTC 140 km NE of Arkalyk |
| Duration: | 160 days 07 hours 25 minutes 56 seconds |
| Number of Orbits: | ~2,580 |
Soyuz TM-3 was the third Soviet expedition to the Mir space station.
Launched:
Landed:
3rd expedition to Mir. Faris was the first Syrian in space. Alexandrov was Laveikin?s replacement aboard Mir, becoming Romanenko?s new partner.
Syrian guest cosmonaut Mohammed Faris and Soviet cosmonaut Alexandr Viktorenko returned to Earth in Soyuz-TM 2 with Alexandr Laveikin, who was diagnosed by ground-based doctors as having minor heart problems. He was replaced by Alexandr Alexandrov. The Visiting Expedition observed Syria and conducted materials processing experiments.
| Previous Mission: Soyuz TM-2 |
Soyuz programme | Next Mission: Soyuz TM-4 |
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