Soyuz TMA-6
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Operator | Roskosmos | ||||
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Mission duration | 179.984 days | ||||
Orbits completed | 2,817 | ||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 | ||||
Manufacturer | RKK Energia | ||||
Launch mass | 7,200 kilograms (15,900 lb) | ||||
Crew | |||||
Crew size | 3 | ||||
Members |
Sergei Krikalev John Phillips | ||||
Launching | Roberto Vittori | ||||
Landing | Gregory Olsen | ||||
Start of mission | |||||
Launch date | April 15, 2005, 00:46:25 UTC | ||||
Rocket | Soyuz-FG | ||||
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 | ||||
End of mission | |||||
Landing date | October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 UTC | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
Regime | Low Earth | ||||
Perigee | 349 kilometres (217 mi) | ||||
Apogee | 360 kilometres (220 mi) | ||||
Inclination | 51.64 degrees | ||||
Period | 92.6 minutes | ||||
Docking with ISS | |||||
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Soyuz TMA-6 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle.
Crew
Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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Commander | Sergei Krikalev, RKA[1] Expedition 11 Sixth spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer | John Phillips, NASA[1] Expedition 11 Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant | Roberto Vittori, ESA[1] Second spaceflight |
Gregory Olsen, SA First spaceflight Third Tourist |
Docking with ISS
- Docked to ISS: April 17, 2005, 02:20 UTC (to Pirs module)
- Undocked from ISS: July 19, 2005, 10:38 UTC (from Pirs module)
- Docked to ISS: July 19, 2005, 11:08 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
- Undocked from ISS: October 10, 2005, 21:49 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)
Mission highlights
26th manned flight to ISS.
Soyuz TMA-6 is a Soyuz TMA spacecraft which was launched on April 15, 2005 by a Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
During the return flight from the ISS instruments in the descent module of the Soyuz spacecraft indicated a cabin-pressure-leak that is still under investigation.
The Expedition 11 crew, Sergei Krikalev-Cdr Russia, John Phillips-U.S.A. replaced the Expedition 10 crew, Leroy Chiao-Cdr U.S.A. and Salizhan Sharipov-Russia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE about the Soyuz TMA-6 manned spacecraft launch to the ISS". NPO Energia. April 15, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
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