Mission Parameters
- Mass: 8,641 kilograms (19,050 lb) payload
- Perigee: 275 kilometres (171 mi)
- Apogee: 342 kilometres (213 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.3 min
- Closest approach to Mir: 11 meters; 6 February 1995 – 19:23:20 UTC
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