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Soyuz TM

Designed and manufactured by RKK Energiya, the Soyuz TM is capable of carrying three cosmonauts and has a gross weight of just over seven metric tons, a length of seven meters, and a maximum diameter of 2.7 m. The spacecraft consists of three main sections: the orbital module, the command and reentry module, and the service module. Two solar arrays (10.6 m span) provide, electrical power for the typical 50-hour journey to Mir and can be interconnected with the space station's electrical system to furnish additional 1.3 kW. The nominal flight time for Soyuz TM spaceship is 5-6 months (References 86-90).

86. The "Soyuz" Transportation Spacecraft, brochure issued by Energiya NPO, 1991 and later editions.

87. V. A. Pivnyuk, Space Station Handbook, Matson Press, 1992.

88. Yu. Semenov and V. Timchenko, Pravda, 5 August 1987, p. 3.

89. W.R. Matson, ed., Cosmonautics. A Colorful History, Cosmos Books, 1994.

90. S.P. Korolev Space Corporation Energia, RKK Energiya, 1994.

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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