Date (UTC)

Time (UTC)

Event

1987 Jan 16

06:06

Progress 27 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 183 x 249 kilometre orbit

1987 Jan 18

07:26

Progress 27 docks at the aft port of Mir - orbit is 315 x 343 kilometres

1987 Jan 25

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Using Progress 27 manoeuvring engine, Mir orbit is raised to 328 x 363 kilometres to allow Soyuz TM-2 to follow the optimum trajectory

1987 Feb 5

21:38

Soyuz TM-2 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into approx 190 x 220 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Alexandr Laveikin aboard

1987 Feb 7

23:27

Soyuz TM-2 docks with Mir forward-facing port - orbit is 328 x 362 kilometres

1987 Feb 23

11:29

Progress 27 undocks from Mir

1987 Feb 25

15:16

Progress 27 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean some 40 minutes later

1987 Mar 3

11:14

Progress 28 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 185 x 254 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 Mar 5

12:42

Progress 28 docks at the aft port of Mir - orbit is 344 x 369 kilometres

1987 Mar 21

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Progress 28 begins re-fuelling Mir

1987 Mar 26

05:06

Progress 28 undocks from Mir

1987 Mar 28

03:01

Progress 28 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean some 40 minutes later

1987 Mar 31

00:06

Kvant atrophysics module, with an attached orbital tug, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Proton rocket into 171 x 300 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 Apr 5

00:00

Approximate time - Kvant attempts to dock with Mir but a malfunction aboard Kvant means that the docking has to be called off and Kvant passes by Mir at a distance of 10 metres

1987 Apr 9

00:35

Kvant docks with Mir rear port but the docking latches fail to hold because an obstruction prevents the two craft from being pulled together - orbit is 344 x 363 kilometres

1987 Apr 11

19:41

Romanenko and Laveikin start a space walk to investigate the Mir-Kvant docking interface - they move 13 meters down the whole length of Mir and remove a cloth bag containing used hand towels (which had 'escaped' while Progress 28 was being loaded with rubbish) from the docking unit

1987 Apr 11

23:21

Romanenko and Laveikin complete their space walk after 3 hr 40 min

1987 Apr 12

20:18

While Romanenko and Laveikin watch, Kvant and Mir complete their docking

1987 Apr 12

20:18

Kvant orbital tug separates and moves away, clearing a new docking port for future use by spacecraft visiting Mir - controllers had intended to de-orbit the module so it would be destroyed but insufficient fuel remains because of the additional manoeuvres needed for the second docking attempt

1987 Apr 21

15:14

Progress 29 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 188 x 238 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 Apr 23

17:04

Progress 29 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 343 x 363 kilometres

1987 May 6

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mission planners announce that a space walk from Mir, planned for the next few days, has been postponed

1987 May 11

03:10

Progress 29 undocks from Mir

1987 May 11

07:51

Progress 29 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean some 40 minutes later

1987 May 18

04:02

Progress 30 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 186 x 246 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 May 21

05:50

Progress 30 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 343 x 366 kilometres

1987 Jun 12

16:55

Romanenko and Laveikin begin a space walk to install a third solar panel on the outside of Mir

1987 Jun 12

18:48

Romanenko and Laveikin complete space walk after 1 hr 53 min

1987 Jun 16

15:30

Approximate time - Romanenko and Laveikin begin a space walk to complete work on installation of Mir third solar panel

1987 Jun 16

18:45

Approximate time - Romanenko and Laveikin complete space walk after 3 hr 15 min

1987 Jul 8

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Mir orbit is 341 x 364 kilometres, having been maintained close to that height since the middle of 1987 April by constant firings of Mir own thrusters, and those of visiting spacecraft

1987 Jul 9

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After a firing of Progress 30 manoeuvring engine, Mir orbit has been lowered to 312 x 360 kilometres in preparation for the rendezvous with Soyuz TM-3

1987 Jul 19

00:19

Progress 30 undocks from Mir

1987 Jul 19

05:00

Approximate time - Progress 30 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean after some 40 minutes

1987 Jul 22

01:59

Soyuz TM-3 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 197 x 217 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Aleksandr Viktorenko, Aleksandr Aleksandrov and Mohammad Al Faris (of Syria) aboard - three out of Mir crew of five are called Aleksandr!

1987 Jul 24

03:31

Soyuz TM-3 docks with the Mir complex Kvant port - orbit is 311 x 359 kilometres

1987 Jul 29

20:34

Soyuz TM-2 undocks from Mir with Viktorenko, Laveikin and Faris aboard - Laveikin is returning to Earth because of concerns over his health - there are problems reported with his heart rhythm

1987 Jul 30

01:04

Soyuz TM-2 lands - 140 kilometres north-east of Arkalyk

1987 Jul 30

23:28

Soyuz TM-3 undocks from Mir with Romanenko and Aleksandrov aboard

1987 Jul 30

23:47

After Mir has completed a 180 degree rotation, Soyuz TM-3 docks with the forward port

1987 Aug 3

20:44

Progress 31 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 187 x 250 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 Aug 5

22:27

Progress 31 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 309 x 360 kilometres

1987 Sep 21

23:57

Progress 31 undocks from Mir

1987 Sep 23

00:22

Progress 31 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean some 40 minutes later

1987 Sep 23

23:43

Progress 32 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 186 x 250 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 Sep 26

01:08

Progress 32 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 397 x 355 kilometres

1987 Nov 10

04:09

Progress 32 undocks from Mir

1987 Nov 10

05:47

After an approach to Mir using a new version of the automatic docking software, Progress 32 re-docks with the Mir complex Kvant port

1987 Nov 17

19:24

Progress 32 undocks from Mir

1987 Nov 18

00:10

Progress 32 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean some 40 minutes later

1987 Nov 21

23:47

Progress 33 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 187 x 249 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination

1987 Nov 23

01:39

Progress 33 docks at the Mir complex Kvant docking port - orbit is 326 x 343 kilometres

1987 Dec 19

08:15

Progress 33 undocks from Mir

1987 Dec 19

12:56

Progress 33 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry and burns up as a result of frictional heating over the Pacific Ocean after some 40 minutes

1987 Dec 21

11:18

Soyuz TM-4 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 168 x 243 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Vladimir Titov, Musakhi Manarov and Anatoli Levchenko aboard

1987 Dec 23

23:50

Soyuz TM-4 docks with the Mir complex Kvant port - orbit is 333 x 359 kilometres

1987 Dec 29

05:58

Soyuz TM-3 undocks from Mir with Romanenko, Aleksandrov and Levchenko aboard

1987 Dec 29

08:21

Soyuz TM-3 fires its manoeuvring engine to initiate re-entry

1987 Dec 29

09:16

Soyuz TM-3 lands - 60 kilometres north-east of Arkalyk

1987 Dec 30

09:09

Soyuz TM-4 undocks from Mir with Titov and Manarov aboard

1987 Dec 30

09:28

After Mir has completed a 180 degree rotation, Soyuz TM-4 docks with the forward port