Soyuz TMA-04M
Roskosmos | |
COSPAR ID | 2012-022A |
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SATCAT no. | 38291 |
Mission duration | 4 months, 2 days |
Orbits completed | ~1,945[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | RKK Energia |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Sergei Revin Joseph M. Acaba |
Callsign | Altair |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 May 2012, 03:01:23 1/5 | UTC
End of mission | |
Landing date | 17 September 2012, 02:53[4] | UTC
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 410 kilometres (250 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 433 kilometres (269 mi) |
Inclination | 51.64 degrees |
Period | 92.86 minutes |
Epoch | 17 September 2012, 01:22:43 UTC[1] |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Poisk zenith |
Docking date | 17 May 2012, 04:36 UTC |
Undocking date | 16 September 2012, 23:09 UTC |
Time docked | 4 months |
(l-r) Acaba, Padalka and Revin Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Soyuz TMA-04M was a spaceflight to
The mission was successfully launched to the International Space Station from the
Crew
Position[7][8] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Gennady Padalka, Roscosmos Expedition 31 Fourth spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Sergei Revin, Roscosmos Expedition 31 Only spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Joseph M. Acaba, NASA Expedition 31 Second spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[9] | Crew Member[10] | |
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Commander | Oleg Novitskiy, Roscosmos
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Flight Engineer 1 | Evgeny Tarelkin, Roscosmos
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Flight Engineer 2 | Kevin A. Ford, NASA |
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-04M was the fourth mission using the upgraded
Mission highlights
Soyuz TMA-04M was successfully launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, 15 May 2012, at 3:01:23 UTC (9:01:23 local Baikonur time).[5] The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, 17 May at 4:36 UTC, linking to the Poisk docking module.[6]
After the departure of Soyuz TMA-03M on 1 June the crew members of TMA-04M conducted the first portion of Expedition 32 until the commencement of the second portion with the arrival of the remaining crew members aboard Soyuz TMA-05M in mid-July.[6] The spacecraft undocked from the ISS at 23:09 UTC on 16 September and landed at 2:53 UTC on September 17 in Kazakhstan.[4][12]
Gallery
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The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft during pre-launch processing on 8 May 2012.
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The TMA-04M crew wave to spectators before launch on May 15, 2012.
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The Soyuz TMA-04M mission lifts-off to the ISS on 15 May 2012.
References
- ^ a b Peat, Chris (17 September 2012). "SOYUZ-TMA 4M - Orbit". Heavens Above. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ William Harwood (February 12, 2012). "Russia Orders Soyuz Delays In Wake Of Test Mishap". SpaceflightNow.com. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Three New Crew Members En Route to Station". Latest News. NASA. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Expedition 32 Lands Safely in Kazakhstan". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ a b c Harwood, William (May 18, 2012). "Latest manned space launch safely takes flight to orbit". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c Harwood, William (May 17, 2012). "Three-man crew docks at International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ NASA HQ (2009). "NASA and its International Partners Assign Space Station Crews". NASA. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ NASA HQ (2010). "NASA And Partners Assign Crews For Upcoming Space Station Missions". NASA. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Орбитальные полёты". 2012.
- ^ NASA (2012). "Expedition 31 Backup Crew Members Field Questions from Roscosmos Officials". NASA.
- ^ Soyuz TMA-M manned transport vehicle of a new series Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Energia Corporation
- ^ "Soyuz TMA-04M Spacecraft Undocks from Space Station". RIA Novosti. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.