Jonathan's Space Report Apr 13, 1989 (No. 11) The Soyuz TM-8 mission to Mir has been cancelled. The Soyuz TM-7 crew will land on Apr 27 leaving the Mir station unpiloted for the first time in over two years. The STS-30 mission is still scheduled for Apr 28. Kosmos-2007, launched on Mar 23, is an advanced digital imaging spy satellite operated by the GRU. Kosmos-2016, launched on Apr 4, is a navigation satellite. Kosmos-184, one of the early Meteor weather satellites launched into a 600 km orbit in 1967, reentered in early April after 20 years of atmospheric drag had reduced its altitude to only 150 km. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1989 Jonathan McDowell, all rights reserved ---------------------------------------------------------------------------