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Soyuz TMA-3

2003 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

Soyuz TMA-3

2003 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

FieldValue
nameSoyuz TMA-3
insigniaSoyuz TMA-3 Patch.png
mission_typeISS crew transport
operatorRussian Space Agency
mission_duration194 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes, 12 seconds
orbits_completed~3,170
spacecraftSoyuz-TMA 11F732
spacecraft_typeSoyuz-TMA
manufacturerEnergia
launch_dateUTC
launch_rocketSoyuz-FG
launch_siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
launch_contractorProgress
landing_dateUTC
landing_site50.38° N, 67.20° E
crew_size3
crew_membersAleksandr Kaleri
Michael Foale
crew_launchingPedro Duque
crew_landingAndré Kuipers
crew_callsignIngul
crew_photoSoyuz TMA-3 Crew.jpeg
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeLow Earth
orbit_periapsis193 km
orbit_apoapsis227 km
orbit_inclination51.67 degrees
apsisgee
docking_targetISS
docking_typedock
docking_portPirs nadir
docking_date20 October 2003
07:16 UTC
undocking_date29 April 2004
20:52 UTC
time_docked
previous_missionSoyuz TMA-2
next_missionSoyuz TMA-4
programmeSoyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Michael Foale

07:16 UTC 20:52 UTC

(Crewed missions) Soyuz TMA-3 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-3, Union TMA-3) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle which was the third flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacecraft, and the 7th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.

Crew

Original Crew

Mission parameters

From NASA:

  • Mass: ? kg
  • Perigee: 376 km
  • Apogee: 384 km
  • Inclination: 51.6°
  • Period: 92.20 min

Docking with ISS

  • Docked to ISS: October 20, 2003, 07:16 UTC (to Pirs module)
  • Undocked from ISS: April 29, 2004, 20:52 UTC (from Pirs module)

Specifications

  • Max. altitude - 387.1 km
  • Min. altitude - 357.9 km
  • Period - 91.7 min
  • Inclination - 65.64°

Mission highlights

Soyuz TMA-3 launch.

The commander of the Soyuz was Aleksandr Kaleri (RKA). The flight engineer was Michael Foale (NASA), and Pedro Duque (ESA) served as the second flight engineer. After docking with the ISS they exchanged the current crew on ISS and became the eighth station crew, called "ISS Expedition Eight". During the stay on the station Michael Foale was the ISS Commander, while Aleksandr Kaleri was the engineer. Foale was the first American to have served on both Mir and the ISS. Pedro Duque performed some ESA sponsored science experiments under the mission name Cervantes and then returned with the ISS 7 crew on Soyuz TMA-2.

The backup crew was William McArthur, Valery Tokarev and André Kuipers.

Foale and Kaleri along with André Kuipers, the third seater from TMA-4 landed on April 29, 2004, near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. A minor helium leak did not affect their mission.

References

References

  1. (April 30, 2004). "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE about the landing of Soyuz TMA-3 descent vehicle". [[NPO Energia]].
  2. (October 16, 2003). "Return to space for Spanish ESA astronaut". [[ESA]].
  3. "Soyuz-TMA 3". [[NASA]].
  4. "Energia.RU Press Release ISS".
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