Soyuz TMA-6
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| Mission name | Soyuz TMA-6 | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | 7,200 kg | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Launch pad | Gagarin's Start | ||||
| Launch date | April 15, 2005 00:46:25 UTC |
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| Landing | October 11, 2005 01:09:00 UTC |
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| Mission duration | 179.984 days | ||||
| Number of orbits | 2,817 | ||||
| Apogee | 360 km | ||||
| Perigee | 349 km | ||||
| Orbital period | 92.6 minutes | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 51.64° | ||||
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Soyuz TMA-6 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle.
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[edit] Crew
| Position | Launching Crew | Landing Crew |
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| Commander | Sergei Krikalev, RKA[1] Expedition 11 Sixth spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer | John Phillips, NASA[1] Expedition 11 Second spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant | Roberto Vittori, ESA[1] Second spaceflight |
Gregory Olsen, SA First spaceflight Third Tourist |
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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. [1]
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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE about the Soyuz TMA-6 manned spacecraft launch to the ISS". NPO Energia. April 15, 2005. http://www.energia.ru/eng/news/news-2005/press_release_iss-06.html. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
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