A spacecraft mission
to Mir includes its launch from earth, attaining orbit and docking with the station. At the end of the mission the spacecraft either returns to Earth or is deliberately destroyed by a controlled return into the Earth's atmosphere. The duration of a mission varies, depending on the craft used and purpose of the mission.
Russian Soyuz crew spacecraft, which are used as escape vehicles, remain docked at the station for around three months. They are then replaced with 'fresh' spacecraft and the old one returns to earth. Most cargo only craft remain docked until the docking port is required. They are the de-orbited and destroyed.
The table below lists all spacecraft flights to Mir in chronological order.
Go to Launch Year: 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Go to Expedition [EO-]: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
| Launch | Spacecraft | Launcher | Type | Mission Notes | Expd. | |
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| 1986 | Feb 19 | Core Module |
Proton-K | Module 1 | Mir base block, main living quarters, environmental systems, early attitude control systems and Mir's main engines. | Nil |
| Mar 13 | Soyuz T-15 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the first crew, expedition EO-1, then flew to and docked with Salyut 7 before returning to Mir. Remains the only spacecraft to have visited two space stations during one mission. | EO-1 | |
| Mar 19 | Progress 25 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Apr 23 | Progress 26 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| May 21 | Soyuz TM-1 | Soyuz-U2 | Test | Docked with Core. Un-crewed test flight. | ||
| Jul 16 | - | - | - | Station Un-occupied | Nil | |
| 1987 | Jan 16 | Progress 27 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Mir un-crewed. | |
| Feb 05 | Soyuz TM-2 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the second crew, flying expedition EO-2, to Mir. | EO-2 | |
| Mar 03 | Progress 28 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Mar 31 | Kvant-1 |
Proton-K | Module 2 | Two pressurised working compartments and one un-pressurised experiment compartment. Included an X-ray telescope, an ultraviolet telescope, a wide-angle camera, and high-energy X-ray experiments. | ||
| Apr 21 | Progress 29 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| May 19 | Progress 30 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Jul 22 | Soyuz TM-3 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered a third crew member for EO-2 and the first Mir Intercosmos mission, EP-1 whose members returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-2. | ||
| Aug 03 | Progress 31 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Sep 23 | Progress 32 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Nov 20 | Progress 33 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Dec 21 | Soyuz TM-4 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the third expedition crew, EO-3, including Anatoli Levchenko, who returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-3 with the returning EO-2. | EO-3 | |
| 1988 | Jan 20 | Progress 34 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | |
| Mar 23 | Progress 35 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| May 13 | Progress 36 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| June 07 | Soyuz TM-5 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the second Mir Intercosmos mission, EP-2. All three crew returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-4. | ||
| Jul 18 | Progress 37 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Aug 29 | Soyuz TM-6 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered a third crew member for EO-3 and the third Mir Intercosmos crew, EP-3 which returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days. | ||
| Sep 09 | Progress 38 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Nov 26 | Soyuz TM-7 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-4 and Aragatz crews to Mir. Chrétien returning to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-6 after 25 days. | EO-4 | |
| Dec 25 | Progress 39 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1989 | Feb 10 | Progress 40 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | |
| Mar 16 | Progress 41 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Ran out of fuel before de-orbiting. | ||
| Apr 27 | - | - | - | Station Un-occupied | Nil | |
| Aug 23 | Progress M-1 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Sep 05 | Soyuz TM-8 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-5 crew to Mir. | EO-5 | |
| Nov 26 | Kvant-2 |
Proton-K | Module 3 | The first TKS based module. Divided into an EVA airlock, instrument/cargo and instrument/experiment compartments. Scientific equipment included a high-resolution camera, spectrometers and X-ray sensors. | ||
| Dec 20 | Progress M-2 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1990 | Feb 11 | Soyuz TM-9 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-6 crew to Mir. | EO-6 |
| Feb 28 | Progress M-3 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| May 05 | Progress 42 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| May 31 | Kristall |
Proton-K | Module 4 | Included materials processing, astronomical observations, a biotechnology experiment section and a docking compartment for the Shuttle-Mir programme. Also carried six gyrodines for attitude control (to augment the existing ones) and two collapsible solar arrays. | ||
| Aug 01 | Soyuz TM-10 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-7 crew to Mir. | EO-7 | |
| Aug 15 | Progress M-4 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Sep 27 | Progress M-5 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Carried VBK-Raduga 1 re-entry capsule. |
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| Dec 01 | Soyuz TM-11 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-8 crew and the Japanese Kosmoreporter mission. Akiyama, was the first Japanese citizen to fly in space. | EO-8 | |
| 1991 | Jan 14 | Progress M-6 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | |
| Mar 19 | Progress M-7 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Docking with Kvant-1 failed. VBK-Raduga 2, recovery failed. |
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| May 18 | Soyuz TM-12 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-9 crew and the British Project Juno mission. Sharman was the first Briton to travel into space. | EO-9 | |
| May 30 | Progress M-8 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Aug 10 | Progress M-9 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Carried VBK-Raduga 3. |
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| Oct 02 | Soyuz TM-13 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered a third crew member for EO-10 and the first Austrian to go into space as part of the Austromir '91 mission. The last manned spaceflight ever launched by the Soviet Union. | EO-10 | |
| Oct 17 | Progress M-10 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Carried VBK-Raduga 4. |
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| 1992 | Jan 25 | Progress M-11 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | |
| Mar 17 | Soyuz TM-14 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-11 crew and Flade, flying the German Mir '92 mission. The first manned spaceflight by the Russian Federation. | EO-11 | |
| Apr 19 | Progress M-12 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Carried VBK-Raduga 5. |
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| June 30 | Progress M-13 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Jul 27 | Soyuz TM-15 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-12 crew and the French Antarès mission. Tognini returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-14. | EO-12 | |
| Aug 15 | Progress M-14 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Carried VBK-Raduga 6. |
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| Oct 27 | Progress M-15 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1993 | Jan 24 | Soyuz TM-16 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-13 crew. The only Soyuz spacecraft to dock at Kristall's distal port to check the port for the Shuttle-Mir flights. | EO-13 |
| Feb 21 | Progress M-16 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Mar 31 | Progress M-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Carried VBK-Raduga 7, returned by Progress M-18. |
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| May 22 | Progress M-18 | Soyuz-U2 | Cargo | Docked with Core. Returned VBK-Raduga 7 launched on Progress M-17. |
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| Jul 01 | Soyuz TM-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-14 and the French Altair mission. Haigneré returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-16 after 21 days. | EO-14 | |
| Aug 10 | Progress M-19 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Carried VBK-Raduga 8. |
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| Oct 11 | Progress M-20 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Carried VBK-Raduga 9. |
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| 1994 | Jan 08 | Soyuz TM-18 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-15 crew to Mir. Polyakov remained in space for over 437 days, the current world record for longest single spaceflight. | EO-15 |
| Jan 28 | Progress M-21 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Mar 22 | Progress M-22 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Caried VBK-Raduga 10. |
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| May 22 | Progress M-23 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Jul 01 | Soyuz TM-19 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-16 crew to Mir. | EO-16 | |
| Aug 25 | Progress M-24 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Core. First docking attempt failed, collided with Mir on 2nd attempt. | ||
| Oct 03 | Soyuz TM-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-17 crew and the German Euromir '94 mission. Merbold returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-19 after 32 days. | EO-17 | |
| Nov 11 | Progress M-25 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1995 | Feb 15 | Progress M-26 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | |
| Mar 14 | Soyuz TM-21 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-18 and Thagard, flying the first U.S. long-duration mission of the Shuttle-Mir programme. The entire crew returned to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis at the conclusion of STS-71. | EO-18 | |
| Apr 09 | Progress M-27 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| May 20 | Spektr |
Proton-K | Module 5 | First module launched during the Shuttle-Mir programme; used as living quarters for U.S. astronauts and NASA sponsored experiments. Spektr was rendered unusable following the collision with Progress M-34 in 1997 which damaged the module. | ||
| Jun 27 | Shuttle STS-71 | - | Crew | Delivered Mir EO-19 crew to Mir. Returned Mir EO-18 crew to Earth. | EO-19 | |
| Jul 20 | Progress M-28 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Sep 03 | Soyuz TM-22 | Soyuz-U2 | Crew | Delivered the EO-20 crew and the German Euromir '95 mission. | EO-20 | |
| Oct 08 | Progress M-29 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Nov 12 | Docking Module |
Shuttle STS-74 | Module 6 | Designed to help simplify Space Shuttle dockings to Mir. It had two identical APAS-89 docking ports. | ||
| Dec 18 | Progress M-30 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1996 | Feb 21 | Soyuz TM-23 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-21 crew to Mir. | EO-21 |
| Mar 22 | Shuttle STS-76 | - | Crew | Delivered Lucid for Mir EO-21 crew. Deployed MEEP 1 spacewalk. | ||
| Apr 26 | Priroda |
Proton-K | Module 7 | To conduct Earth resource experiments through remote sensing. The module's experiments were provided by twelve different nations. Possessed both pressurised and un-pressurised segments and a large, externally mounted synthetic aperture radar dish. | ||
| May 05 | Progress M-31 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Jul 21 | Progress M-32 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Core. | ||
| Aug 17 | Soyuz TM-24 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-21 crew to Mir. Haigneré returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-23 after 16 days. | ||
| Sep 16 | Shuttle STS-79 | - | Crew | Delivered Blaha for Mir EO-22 crew. | EO-22 | |
| Nov 19 | Progress M-33 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Redocking attempt on 4 March 1997 failed. | ||
| 1997 | Jan 12 | Shuttle STS-81 | - | Crew | Delivered Linenger for Mir EO-22 crew. | |
| Feb 10 | Soyuz TM-25 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-23 crew to Mir. Ewald returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-24 after 20 days. | EO-23 | |
| Apr 06 | Progress M-34 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Collided with Spektr during redocking attempt on 25 June, resulting in permanent de-pressurization of module. | ||
| May 15 | Shuttle STS-84 | - | Crew | Delivered Foale for Mir EO-23 crew. | ||
| Jul 05 | Progress M-35 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Aug 05 | Soyuz TM-26 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-24 crew to Mir. | EO-24 | |
| Sep 27 | Shuttle STS-86 | - | Crew | Delivered Wolf for Mir EO-24 crew to Mir. Retrieved MEEP 1 spacewalk. | ||
| Oct 05 | Progress M-36 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Dec 20 | Progress M-37 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1998 | Jan 22 | Shuttle STS-89 | - | Crew | Delivered Thomas for Mir EO-24 crew. | |
| Jan 29 | Soyuz TM-27 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-25 crew to Mir. Eyharts returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-26 after 22 days. | EO-25 | |
| Mar 14 | Progress M-38 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| May 14 | Progress M-39 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Jun 02 | Shuttle STS-91 | - | Crew | Returned Thomas from Mir EO-25 crew. | ||
| Aug 13 | Soyuz TM-28 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-26 crew to Mir. Baturin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-27 after 12 days. | EO-26 | |
| Oct 25 | Progress M-40 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| 1999 | Feb 20 | Soyuz TM-29 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Delivered the EO-27 crew to Mir. Bella returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-28 after 8 days. | EO-27 |
| Apr 02 | Progress M-41 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Jul 16 | Progress M-42 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Aug 28 | - | - | - | Station Un-occupied | Nil | |
| 2000 | Feb 21 | Progress M1-1 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Mir un-crewed. | |
| Apr 04 | Soyuz TM-30 | Soyuz-U | Crew | Final human spaceflight to Mir. Delivered the last crew, flying EO-28. | EO-28 | |
| Apr 25 | Progress M1-2 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. | ||
| Oct 16 | Progress M-43 | Soyuz-U | Cargo | Docked with Kvant-1. Mir un-crewed. | Nil | |
| 2001 | Jan 24 | Progress M1-5 | Soyuz-U | Tug | Docked with Kvant-1. Mir un-crewed. Used to de-orbit Mir. |