The new Orbitalstation Mir was after the different Saljut Orbitalstations the most advanced and succesfull Orbitalstation.
Mir was the 8th Orbitalstation from Russia.
From 1987 until 2000, 30 Sojus spaceships (TM-1 to TM-30) have visited the Mir and 11 US Space Shuttles STS docked at Mir station.
On 29.06.1995 the Space Shuttle STS-71 was the first one which docked at the Mir station.
On 19.02.1986 the mainpart of the new Orbitalstation Mir was launched by a Proton rocket.
The first visit to Mir station was Sojus T-15 with Leonid Kizim and Wladimir Solovyew from 15th of march to 5th of may 1986, but they stayed most of their mission in the older Orbitalstation Saljut-7
(6th may to 25th june 1986). From 26th june to 16th july they stayed once again in the new station Mir.
Unmanned Progess 25 docked on Mir 21th march 1986, Progress 26 docked on Mir 25th april 1986.
After the first unmanned flight from Sojus TM-1 (docking MIR 23.05.1986), the first manned flight to Mir was Sojus TM-2 with the russian cosmonauts Juri Romanenko and Alexander Lawelkin.
The Mir station was a totally new developed Orbitalstation with 4 compartments in the basic part with options for further expansion and upgrate.
Sojus TM-1 launch 21.05.1986 unmanned
docking MIR 23.05.1986
undocking 29.05.1986
landing 30 .05.1986
Sojus TM-2 launch 05.02.1987 Juri Romanenko (USSR)
docking MIR 07.02.1987 Alexander Lawejkin (USSR)
undocking 29.07.1987
landing 30.07.1987
Back to Earth crew:
Alexander Lawejkin (USSR,Sojus TM-2)
Alexander Viktorenko (USSR, Sojus TM-3)
Muhammed Faris (Syria, Sojus TM-3)
First manned Sojus TM flight
2810 Orbits
Sojus TM-3 launch 22.07.1987 Alexander Viktorenkow (USSR)
docking MIR 24.07.1987 Alexander Alexandrow (USSR)
undocking 29.12.1987 Muhammed Faris (Syria)
landing
Back to Earth crew:
Juri Romanenko (USSR, Sojus TM-2)
Alexander Alexandrow (USSR, Sojus TM-3)
Anatoli Lewtschenko (USSR, Sojus TM-4)
2580 Orbits
Sojus TM-4 launch 21.12.1987 Wladimir Titow (USSR)
docking MIR 23.12.1987 Mussa Manarow (USSR)
undocking 17.06.1988 Anatoli Lewtschenko (USSR)
landing 17.06.1988
Back to Earth crew:
Anatoli Solowjow (USSR, Sojus TM-5)
Wiktor Sawinych (USSR, Sojus TM-5)
Alexander Alexandrow (USSR, Sojus TM-5)
2890 Orbits
Sojus TM-5 launch 07.06.1988 Anatoli Solowjow (USSR)
docking MIR 09-06.1988 Wiktor Sawinych (USSR)
undocking 05.09.1988 Alexander Alexandrow (USSR)
landing 07.09.1988
Back to Earth crew:
Wladimir Llachow (USSR, Sojus TM-6)
Abdul Mohmand (Afghanistan, Sojus TM-6)
1475 Orbits
Sojus TM-6 launch 29.08.1988 Wladimir Ljachow (USSR)
docking MIR 31.08.1988 Valeri Poljakow (USSR)
undocking 21.12.1988 Abdul Mohmand (Afghanistan)
landing 21.12.1988
Back to Earth crew:
Wladimir Titow (USSR, Sojus TM-4)
Mussa Manarow (USSR, Sojus TM-4)
Jean-Loup Chretien (France, Sojus TM-7)
1840 Orbits
Sojus TM-7 launch 26.11.1988 Alexander Wolkow (USSR)
docking MIR 28.11.1988 Sergei Krikaljow (USSR)
undocking 26.04.1989 Jean -Loup Chretien (France)
landing 27.04.1989
Back to Earth crew:
Alexander Wolkow (USSR, Sojus TM-7)
Sergei Krikaljow (USSR, Sojus TM-7)
Waleri Poljakow (USSR, Sojus TM-6)
2450 Orbits
Sojus TM -8 launch 05.09.1989 Alexander Viktorenko (USSR)
docking MIR 07.09.1989 Alexander Serebrow (USSR)
undocking 19.02.1990
landing 19.02.1990
Back to Earth crew:
same
2680 Orbits
Sojus TM-9 launch 11.02.1990 Anatoli Solowjew (USSR)
docking MIR 13.02.1990 Alexander Balandin (USSR)
undocking 09.08.1990
landing 19.08.1990
Back to Earth crew:
same
2895 Orbits
Sojus TM-10 launch 01.08.1990 Gennadi Manakow (USSR)
docking MIR 03.08.1990 Gennadi Strekalow (USSR)
undocking 10.12.1990
landing 10.12.1990
Back to Earth crew:
Gannadi Manakow (USSR, Sojus TM-10)
Gennadi Strekalow (USSR, Sojus TM-10)
Toyhiro Akiyama (Japan, Sojus TM-11)
2125 Orbits
Sojus TM-11 launch 02.12.1990 Viktor Afanasyev (USSR)
docking MIR 04.12.1990 Mussa Manarow (USSR)
undocking 20.05.1991 Toyohiro Akiyama (Japan)
landing 20.05.1991
Back to Earth crew:
Viktor Afanasyev (USSR, Sojus TM-11)
Mussa Manarow (USSR, Sojus TM-11)
Helen Sharman (United Kingdom, Sojus TM-12)
2125 Orbits
Sojus TM-12 launch 18.06.1991 Anatoli Arzebarski (USSR)
docking MIR 20.05.1991 Sergei Krikaljew (USSR)
undocking 09.10.1991 Helen Sharman (United Kingdom)
landing 10.10.1991
Back to Earth crew:
Anatoli Arzebarski (USSR, Sojus TM-12)
Toktar Aubakirow (USSR, Sojus TM-13)
Franz Viehöck (Austria, Sojus TM-13)
2260 Orbits
Sojus TM-13 launch 02.10.1991 Alexander Wolkow (USSR)
docking MIR 04.10.1991 Toktar Aubakirow (Kazakhstan)
undocking 25.03.1992 Franz Viehböck (Austria)
landing 25.03.1992
Back to Earth crew:
Alexander Wolkow (USSR, Sojus TM-13)
Sergei Krikaljew (USSR, Sojus TM-12)
Klaus-Dietrich Flade (Germany, Sojus TM-14)
Sojus TM-14 launch 17.03.1992 Alexander Viktorenko (USSR)
docking MIR 19.03.1992 Alexander Kaleri (USSR)
undocking 09.08.1992 Klaus-Dietrich Flade (Germany)
landing 10.08.1992
Back to Earth crew:
Alexander Viktorenko (USSR, Sojus TM-14)
Alexander Kaleri (USSR, Sojus TM-14)
Michel Tognini (France, Sojus TM-15)
2280 Orbits
Sojus TM-15 launch 27.07.1992 Anatoli Solowjew (USSR)
docking MIR 29.07.1992 Sergei Avdejew (USSR)
undocking 01.02.1993 Michel Tognini (France)
landing 01.02.1993
Back to Earth crew:
Anatoli Solowjew (USSR, Sojus TM-15)
Sergei Avdejew (USSR, Sojus TM-15)
3070 Orbits
Sojus TM-16 launch 24.01.1993 Gennadi Manakow (USSR)
docking MIR 26.01.1993 Alexander Poleschtschik (USSR)
undocking 22.07.1993
landing 22.07.1993
Back to Earth crew:
Gennadi Manakow (USSR, Sojus TM-16)
Alexander Poleschtschik (USSR, Sojus TM-16)
Jeain-Pierre Haignere (France, Sojus TM-17)
2790 Orbits
Sojus TM-17 launch 01.07.1993 Wassili Zibilijew (Russia)
docking MIR 03.07.1993 Alexander Zerebrow (Russia)
undocking 14.01.1994 Jean-Pierre Haignere (France)
landing 14.01.1994
Back to Earth crew:
Wassili Zibilijew (Russia, Sojus TM-17)
Alexander Zerebrow (Russia, Sojus TM -17)
3070 Orbits
Sojus TM-18 launch 08.01.1994 Wiktor Afanassjew (Russia)
docking MIR 10.01.1994 Yuri Ussatschow (Russia)
undocking 09.07.1994 Waleri Poljakow (Russia)
landing 09.07.1994
Back to Earth crew:
Wiktor Afanassjew (Russia, Sojus TM-18)
Yuri Ussatschow (Russia, Sojus TM-18)
2910 Orbits
Sojus TM-19 launch 01.07.1994 Juri Malentschenko (Russia)
docking MIR 03.07.1994 Talghat Mussabajew (Kasachstan)
undocking 04.11.1994
landing 04.11.1994
Back to Earth crew:
Juri Malentschenko (Russia, Sojus TM-19)
Talghat Mussabajew (Kasachstan, Sojus TM-19)
Ulf Merbold (Germany, Sojus TM-20)
1993 Orbits
Sojus TM-20 launch 03.10.1994 Alexander Viktorenko (Russia)
docking MIR 06.10.1994 Jelena Kondakova (Russia)
undocking 22.03.1995 Ulf Merbold (Germany)
landing 22.03.1995
Back to Earth crew:
Alexander Viktorenko (Russia, Sojus TM-20)
Jelena Kondakova (Russia, Sojus TM-20)
Waleri Poljakow (Russia, Sojus TM-18)
2760 Orbits
Sojus TM-21 launch 14.03.1995 Wladimir Deschurow (Russia)
docking MIR 16.03.1995 Gennadi Strekalow (Russia)
undocking 11-09-1995 Norman Thagard (USA)
landing 11.09-1995
Back to Earth crew:
Anatoli Solowjew (Russia, Space Shuttle STS 71)
Nikolai Budarin (Russia, Space Shuttle STS 71)
2940 Orbits
Norman Thagard was the first US astronaut flown with a Sojus Spaceship to Mir station.
The complete crew of Sojus TM 21 (3 cosmonautes) returned for the first time with a Space Shuttle (STS 71) back to Earth
Sojus TM-22 launch 03.09.1995 Juri Gidsenko (Russia)
docking MIR 05.09.1995 Sergei Awedjew (Russia)
undocking 29.02.1996 Thomas Reiter (Germany)
landing 29.02.1996
Back to Earth crew:
same
Thomas Reiter first german astronaut who has done EVA job
May be total 2800 Orbits
Sojus TM-23 launch 21.02.1996 Juri Onufrijenko (Russia)
docking MIR 23.02.1996 Juri Ussatschow (Russia)
undocking 02.09.1996
landing 02.09.1996
Back to earth crew:
Juri Onufrijenko (Russia, Sojus TM-23)
Juri Ussatschow (Russia, Sojus TM-23)
Claudie Haignere (France, Sojus TM-24)
3155 Orbits
Sojus TM-24 launch 17.08.1996 Waleri Korsun (Russia)
docking MIR 19.08.1996 Alexander Kaleri (Russia)
undocking 02.03.1997 Claudie Haignere (France)
landing 02.03.1997
Back to Earth crew:
Waleri Korsun (Russia, Sojus TM-24)
Alexander Kaleri (Russia, Sojus TM-24)
Reinhold Ewald (Germany, Sojus TM-25)
3113 Orbits
Sojus TM-25 launch 10-02.1997 Wassili Ziblijew (Russia)
docking MIR 12.02.1997 Alexander Lasutkin (Russia)
undocking 14.08.1997 Reinhold Ewald (Germany) landing 14.08.1997
Back to Earth crew:
Wassili Ziblijew (Russia, Sojus TM-25)
Alexander Lasutkin (Russia, Sojus TM-25)
2950 Orbits
Sojus TM-26 launch 05.08.1997 Anatoli Solojow (Russia)
docking MIR 07.08.1997 Pawel Vinogradow (Russia)
undocking 19.02.1998
landing 19.02.1998
Back to Earth crew:
Anatoli Solojow (Russia, Sojus TM-26)
Pawel Vinogradow (Russia, Sojus TM-26)
Leopold Eyharts (France, Sojus TM-27)
3220 Orbits
Sojus TM-27 launch 29.01.1998 Talghat Mussajabew (Russia)
docking MIR 21.01.1998 Nikolai Budarin (Russia)
undocking 25.08.1998 Leopold Eyharts (France)
landing 25.08.1998
Back to Earth crew:
Talghat Mussajabew (Russia, Sojus TM-27)
Nikolai Budarin (Russia, Sojus TM-27)
Juri Baturin (Russia, Sojus TM-28)
3284 Orbits
Sojus TM-28 launch 13.08.1998 Gennadi Padalka (Russia)
docking MIR 15.08.1998 Sergei Awdejew (Russia)
undocking 27.02.1999 Juri Baturin (Russia)
landing 28.02.1999
Back to Earth crew:
Sojus TM-29 launch 20.02.1999 Wiktor Afanassjew (Russia)
docking MIR 22.02.1999 Jean-Pierre Haignere (France)
undocking 27.08.1999 Ivan Bella (Slowakei)
landing 28.08.1999
Back to Earth crew:
Wiktor Afanassjew (Russia,Sojus TM-29)
Jean-Pierre Haignere (France, Sojus TM-29)
Sergei Awdejew (Russia, Sojus TM-28)
3070 Orbits
Sojus TM-30 launch 04.04.2000 Sergej Saljotin (Russia)
docking MIR 06.04.2000 Alexander Kaleri (Russia)
undocking 15.06.2000
landing 16.06.2000
Back to Earth crew:
same
Last visit of a Sojuspaceship to MIR
Last maincrew of MIR ( Saljotin and Kaleri was the 28th maincrew of the Mirstation)
Last pure russian crew in Sojus spaceship
1145 Orbits