Soyuz TMA-5

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Mission emblem
Soyuz TMA-5 emblem
Mission dates
Mission: Soyuz TMA-5
COSPAR-ID : 2004-040A
Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-STA ( GRAY index  11F732)
serial number 215
Dimensions: 7250 kg
Launcher: Soyuz FG (GRAY index 11A511FG)
Call sign: Тянь-Шань (" Tianshan ")
Crew: 3
Begin: October 14, 2004, 03:06:00  UTC
Starting place: Baikonur 1/5
Space station: ISS
Coupling: October 16, 2004, 04:15:32 UTC
to the Pirs module
Decoupling: April 24, 2005, 18:44:40 UTC
from the module Zarya
Landing: April 24, 2005, 22:08:00 UTC
Landing place: 85 km north of Arkalik
Flight duration: 192d 19h 1m 59s
Earth orbits: 3026
Rotation time : 89.6 min
Apogee : 238 km
Perigee : 204 km
Team photo
v. l. No. Shargin, Sharipov and Chiao
v. l. No. Shargin, Sharipov and Chiao
◄ Before / After ►
Soyuz TMA-4
(manned) 		Soyuz TMA-6
(manned)

Soyuz TMA-5 is the mission name for the flight of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) . It was the ninth visit by a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 115th flight in the Soyuz program.

crew

Starting crew

Substitute team

Return crew

  • Salischan Schakirowitsch Sharipow (2nd space flight), Commander ( Roscosmos / Russia )RoscosmosRoscosmos RussiaRussia 
  • Leroy Chiao (4th space flight), flight engineer ( NASA / United States )National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA United StatesUnited States 
  • Roberto Vittori (2nd space flight), flight engineer ( ESA / Italy )European space agencyESA ItalyItaly 

Mission overview

Soyuz TMA-5 launch

This flight was a crew exchange mission to the ISS and the 25th manned flight to this station. Expedition 9 , which was working on the space station, was replaced by the crew of Expedition 10 . It consisted of the Russian cosmonaut Salischan Scharipow (commander) and the American Leroy Chiao (flight engineer). In addition, the cosmonaut Yuri Shargin flew with him, who returned to Earth on October 24, 2004 with the Soyuz TMA-4 landing capsule after a short stay at the station of almost eight days .

The launch took place at a carrier rocket of the type Soyuz-FG from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 14, 2004 at 3:06:00 pm UTC .

The two spacemen Sharipov and Chiao worked as the 10th permanent crew on the ISS and carried out scientific experiments. They also received a visit from two Progress space transporters.

More flight dates

  • Coupling ISS: October 16, 2004, 04:16 UTC (to the Pirs module )
  • Decoupling ISS: November 29, 2004, 09:29 UTC (from the Pirs module)
  • Coupling ISS: November 29, 2004, 09:53 UTC (to the Sarja module )
  • Decoupling ISS: April 24, 2005, 18:44 UTC (from the Sarja module)

See also

Web links

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