Russian space station Mir
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The Russian space station Mir was a modular, long-duration orbital research outpost that served as the centerpiece of Soviet and later Russian human spaceflight from the mid-1980s until its deorbit in 2001.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mir | 0 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modular space station
ⓘ
orbital research station ⓘ space station ⓘ |
| actualOperationalLife | about 15 years ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | approximately 374 km ⓘ |
| configuration | modular ⓘ |
| coreModule | Mir Core Module ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deorbitControlledBy | Progress M1-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deorbitDate | 2001-03-23 ⓘ |
| designLife | 5 years ⓘ |
| firstCommander | Leonid Kizim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCrewArrivalDate | 1986-03-13 ⓘ |
| firstCrewMission | Soyuz T-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightEngineer | Vladimir Solovyov GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstModuleLaunchDate | 1986-02-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first continuously inhabited long-term modular space station
ⓘ
served as main platform for Soviet and Russian human spaceflight in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hostedAstronautsFrom |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other countries ⓘ |
| inclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| internationalCooperation |
Interkosmos program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shuttle–Mir Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| lastModuleLaunchDate | 1996-04-23 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1986-02-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 19 meters ⓘ |
| longestSingleStayDuration | 437.7 days ⓘ |
| module |
Docking Module
ⓘ
Kristall NERFINISHED ⓘ Kvant-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kvant-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mir Core Module NERFINISHED ⓘ Priroda NERFINISHED ⓘ Spektr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
peace
ⓘ
world ⓘ |
| notableIncident |
1997-02-23 onboard fire in Kvant-1
ⓘ
1997-06-25 collision with Progress M-34 ⓘ |
| notableProgram | Phase 1 Shuttle–Mir Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Russian space program
ⓘ
Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalInsertionDate | 1986-02-20 ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 92 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitalStatus | deorbited ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitude | approximately 354 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | Salyut 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pressurizedVolume | about 350 cubic meters ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
Earth observation
ⓘ
long-duration human spaceflight ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| recordHolderForLongestSingleStay | Valeri Polyakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 2001-03-23 ⓘ |
| reentryLocation | South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
RKK Energia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spanWithSolarArrays | about 31 meters ⓘ |
| totalMass | approximately 130000 kg ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfCrewedExpeditions | 28 ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfSpacewalks | 80+ ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfVisitors | 100+ ⓘ |
| visitingVehicle |
Progress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soyuz NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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