Living Person

Mir
is

Mir

As of April 14, 2026

15 years old
5 months!

Days Until Birthday

191 days

Days Since Birth

5,652 days
elapsed

Date of Birth

(October 23born, 2010 ) is

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Tiger
Year

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Accuracy is not guaranteed.

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Moon

206.9 years old

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64.2 years old

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8.2 years old

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Mir
Mir seen from Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-89 (28 January 1998)
Mir insignia
Station statistics
COSPAR ID1986-017A
SATCAT no.16609
Call signMir
Crew3
Launch20 February 1986 – 23 April 1996
Launch pad
Reentry23 March 2001, 05:59 UTC
Mass129,700 kg (285,940 lb)
Length19 metres (62 feet)
Width31 metres (102 feet)
Height27.5 metres (90 feet)
Pressurised volume350 m (12,000 cu ft)
Atmospheric pressurec. 101.3 kPa (29.91 inHg, 1 atm)
Periapsis altitude354 km (191 nmi) AMSL
Apoapsis altitude374 km (216 nmi) AMSL
Orbital inclination51.6 degrees
Orbital speed7.7 km/s
28,000 km/h; 17,000 mph
Orbital period91.9 minutes
Orbits per day15.7
Days in orbit5,511 (15 years and 32 days)
Days occupied4,592
No. of orbits86,331
Statistics as of 23 March 2001
(unless noted otherwise)
References:
Configuration
The main components of Mir shown as a line diagram, with each module highlighted in a different colour
Station elements as of May 1996
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