Soyuz TM-24

1996 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir

Soyuz TM-24
Spacecraft properties
Soyuz TM-24 docked with Mir as seen from the Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-79.

Operator	Rosaviakosmos
COSPAR ID	1996-047A
SATCAT no.	24280
Mission duration	196 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes, 13 seconds
Orbits completed	~3,160


Spacecraft	Soyuz 7K-STM No. 73
Spacecraft type	Soyuz-TM
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Launch mass	7,150 kilograms (15,760 lb)


Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Valery Korzun Aleksandr Kaleri
Launching	Claudie André-Deshays
Landing	Reinhold Ewald
Callsign	Фрега́т (Fregat - Frigate)


Start of mission
Launch date	17 August 1996, 13:18:03 (1996-08-17UTC13:18:03Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-U


End of mission
Landing date	2 March 1997, 06:44:16 (1997-03-02UTC06:44:17Z) UTC
Landing site	47°49′N 69°24′E / 47.82°N 69.40°E / 47.82; 69.40


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	235.1 kilometres (146.1 mi)
Apogee altitude	287.4 kilometres (178.6 mi)
Inclination	51.56 degrees


Docking with Mir

Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) ← Soyuz TM-23 Soyuz TM-25 →

Soyuz TM-24 was the 27th expedition to Mir. Soyuz TM-24 carried a crew of three. The crew consisted of Cosmonauts Valery Korzun and Aleksandr Kaleri, and the first French woman in space, Claudie André-Deshays. They joined American astronaut Shannon Lucid and Mir 21 crewmates Yuri Onufriyenko and Yuri Usachev. André-Deshays carried out biological and medical experiments on Mir for 16 days (the Cassiopée mission) before returning to Earth with Onufriyenko and Usachev.^[1]

Crew


Position	Launching crew	Landing crew
Commander	Valery Korzun First spaceflight
Flight Engineer	Aleksandr Kaleri Second spaceflight
Research Cosmonaut	Claudie André-Deshays First spaceflight	Reinhold Ewald Only spaceflight

References

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Soyuz programme

Main topics

Soyuz (rocket family)
Soyuz (spacecraft)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Site 1/5
- Site 31/6
Soyuz abort modes
Cosmonaut ranks and positions

Past missions
(by spacecraft type)

Soyuz 7K-OK (1966–1970)	Kosmos 133† Soyuz 7K-OK No.1† (uncrewed) Kosmos 140 Soyuz 1† Kosmos 186 188 212 213 238 Soyuz 2 (uncrewed) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Soyuz 7K-L1 (1967–1970) (Zond lunar programme)	Kosmos 146 154† Zond 1967A† 1967B† Zond 4 1968A† 1968B† 5 6 1969A† Zond-M 1† M 2† Zond 7 8 9 10
Soyuz 7K-L1E (1969–1970)	Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1† Kosmos 382
Soyuz 7K-LOK (1971–1972)	Soyuz 7K-LOK No.1† No.2†
Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971)	Soyuz 10† 11†
Soyuz 7K-T (1972–1981)	Kosmos 496 573 Soyuz 12 Kosmos 613 Soyuz 13 Kosmos 656 Soyuz 14 15† 17 18a† 18 20 (uncrewed) 21 23† 24 25† 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 (uncrewed landing) 33† 34 (uncrewed launch) 35 36 37 38 39 40
Soyuz 7K-TM (1974–1976)	Kosmos 638 672 Soyuz 16 19 (Apollo–Soyuz) 22
Soyuz 7K-S (1974–1976)	Kosmos 670 772† 869†
Soyuz-T (1978–1986)	Kosmos 1001† 1074 Soyuz T-1 (uncrewed) T-2 T-3 T-4 T-5 T-6 T-7 T-8† T-9 T-10a† T-10 T-11 T-12 T-13 T-14 T-15
Soyuz-TM (1986–2002)	Soyuz TM-1 (uncrewed) TM-2 TM-3 TM-4 TM-5 TM-6 TM-7 TM-8 TM-9 TM-10 TM-11 TM-12 TM-13 TM-14 TM-15 TM-16 TM-17 TM-18 TM-19 TM-20 TM-21 TM-22 TM-23 TM-24 TM-25 TM-26 TM-27 TM-28 TM-29 TM-30 TM-31 TM-32 TM-33 TM-34
Soyuz-TMA (2002–2012)	Soyuz TMA-1 TMA-2 TMA-3 TMA-4 TMA-5 TMA-6 TMA-7 TMA-8 TMA-9 TMA-10 TMA-11 TMA-12 TMA-13 TMA-14 TMA-15 TMA-16 TMA-17 TMA-18 TMA-19 TMA-20 TMA-21 TMA-22
Soyuz-TMA-M (2010–2016)	Soyuz TMA-01M TMA-02M TMA-03M TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M TMA-16M TMA-17M TMA-18M TMA-19M TMA-20M
Soyuz MS (2016–present)	Soyuz MS-01 MS-02 MS-03 MS-04 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 MS-08 MS-09 MS-10† MS-11 MS-12 MS-13 MS-14 (uncrewed test flight) MS-15 MS-16 MS-17 MS-18 MS-19 MS-20 MS-21 MS-22 (uncrewed landing) MS-23 (uncrewed launch) MS-24

Current missions

MS-25

Future missions

2024
- MS-26

Uncrewed missions are designated as Kosmos instead of Soyuz; exceptions are noted "(uncrewed)".
The † sign designates failed missions. Italics designates cancelled missions.

v t e Human spaceflights to Mir
1986–1990	Soyuz T-15 Soyuz TM-2 Soyuz TM-3 Soyuz TM-4 Soyuz TM-5 Soyuz TM-6 Soyuz TM-7 Soyuz TM-8 Soyuz TM-9 Soyuz TM-10 Soyuz TM-11
1991–1995	Soyuz TM-12 Soyuz TM-13 Soyuz TM-14 Soyuz TM-15 Soyuz TM-16 Soyuz TM-17 Soyuz TM-18 Soyuz TM-19 Soyuz TM-20 STS-63 Soyuz TM-21 STS-71 Soyuz TM-22 STS-74
1996–2000	Soyuz TM-23 STS-76 Soyuz TM-24 STS-79 STS-81 Soyuz TM-25 STS-84 Soyuz TM-26 STS-86 STS-89 Soyuz TM-27 STS-91 Soyuz TM-28 Soyuz TM-29 Soyuz TM-30

v t e ← 1995 Orbital launches in 1996 1997 →
January	STS-72 (SPARTAN-206) PAS-3R, MEASAT-1 Koreasat 2 Kosmos 2327 Gorizont #43L
February	Palapa C1 N-STAR b Intelsat 708 NEAR Shoemaker Kosmos 2328, Kosmos 2329, Kosmos 2330, Gonets-D1 #1, Gonets-D1 #2, Gonets-D1 #3 Gran' #44L Soyuz TM-23 STS-75 (TSS-1R) Polar
March	REX II Intelsat 707 Kosmos 2331 IRS-P3 STS-76 USA-117
April	Inmarsat-3 F1 Astra 1F MSAT-1 Priroda MSX Kosmos 2332 USA-118 BeppoSAX
May	Progress M-31 USA-119, USA-120, USA-121, USA-122, USA-123, USA-124 Kometa #18 Palapa C2, Amos-1 MSTI-3 STS-77 (SPARTAN-207, IAE, PAMS-STU) Galaxy 9 Gorizont #44L
June	Cluster F1, Cluster F2, Cluster F3, Cluster F4 Intelsat 709 STS-78 Kobal't
July	TOMS-EP USA-125 Apstar 1A Arabsat 2A, Türksat 1C USA-126 USA-127 Progress M-32
August	Télécom 2D, Italsat 2 Molniya 1-79 Midori, Fuji 2 Soyuz TM-24 Chinasat-7 FAST Interbol 2, Maigon 5, Victor
September	Kosmos 2333 Kosmos 2334, UNAMSAT-2 Inmarsat-3 F2 GE-1 EchoStar II USA-128 STS-79 Ekspress-6
October	FSW-17 Molniya 3-62
November	HETE, SAC-B Mars Global Surveyor Arabsat 2B, MEASAT-2 Mars 96 STS-80 (WSF, ORFEUS-SPAS) Progress M-33 Hot Bird 2
December	Mars Pathfinder (Sojourner) Kosmos 2335 Inmarsat-3 F3 Kosmos 2336 USA-129 Bion No.11
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).