Soyuz TMA-6

Soyuz TMA-6 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle.

Crew

=Launched and landed ISS "Expedition 11" crew:=

*"Sergei Krikalev (6)" - RUS
*"John Phillips (2)" - USA

Launched:

* Roberto Vittori (2) - ESA ITA

Landed:

* Gregory Olsen (1) - Spaceflight Participant - USA

Mission parameters

*Mass: 7 200 kg
*Perigee: 349 km
*Apogee: 360 km
*Inclination: 51.64°
*Period: 92.6 minutes

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 launch vehicle 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. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9697668]

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.

Soyuz programme
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