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Soyuz TMA-5

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz TMA-5 begins Expedition 10 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov alongside Flight Engineers, Leroy Chiao (NASA) & Yuri Shargin (RSA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on April 24, 2005, 22:08 UTC

Soyuz

Family:
Configuration: FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    49.5 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    305.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz
  • Family
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  • Variant
    FG
  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Soyuz FG
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    6450.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4500.0 kg

Soyuz TMA-5


In-active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #215

Soyuz TMA-5 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 14 October 2004 03:06 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 10 crew and one astronaut to the International Space Station. The Expedition 10 crew consisted of Salizhan Sharipov and Leroy Chiao. The astronaut was RKA astronaut Yuri Shargin.

Soyuz TMA Details

Crew


Salizhan Sharipov

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 1964
Age: 62

Yuri Shargin

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: March 20, 1960
Age: 66

Leroy Chiao

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: Aug. 28, 1960
Age: 66

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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