Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch Successful
Soyuz TMA-6
Soyuz FG
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Soyuz TMA-6 begins Expedition 11 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev alongside Flight Engineers, John Phillips (NASA) & Roberto Vittori (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 UTC
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz FG
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Soyuz TMA-6
- Destination
- International Space Station
- Launch pad
- 1/5
- Provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Programs
- Soyuz, International Space Station
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Launch crew
Soyuz TMA-6
Landing crew (3)Soyuz TMA-6
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
Soyuz FG
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
- Height
- 49.5 m
- Diameter
- 3 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 60
- First flight
- 2001-05-20
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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