Soyuz-TM

Soyuz-TM
Soyuz-TM spacecraft. Compare the antennae on the orbital module to those on Soyuz-T. Differences reflect the change from the Igla rendezvous system used on Soyuz-T to the Kurs rendezvous system used on Soyuz-TM
Description
Role:	Used to carry cosmonauts to and from Mir and ISS
Crew:	3
Dimensions
Height:	57.44 ft	7.48 m
Diameter:	13.61 ft	2.72 m
Volume:	264.86 ft³	7.5 m³
Performance
Endurance:

Soyuz-TM crew transports (T - транспортный - Transportnyi - meaning transport, M - модифицированный - Modifitsirovannyi - meaning modified) was a fourth generation (1986-2003) Soyuz spacecraft used for ferry flights to the Mir and ISS space stations. It added to the Soyuz-T new docking and rendezvous, radio communications, emergency and integrated parachute/landing engine systems. The new Kurs rendezvous and docking system permitted the Soyuz-TM to maneuver independently of the station, without the station making "mirror image" maneuvers to match unwanted translations introduced by earlier models' aft-mounted attitude control.

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