Soyuz TMA-14M
Roscosmos | |
COSPAR ID | 2014-057A |
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SATCAT no. | 40246 |
Mission duration | 167 days, 5 hours, 43 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz 11F732A47 No.714 |
Spacecraft type | RKK Energia |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 September 2014, 20:25:00 | UTC
Rocket | 1/5, Kazakhstan |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 12 March 2015, 02:07 | UTC
Landing site | Kazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 176 kilometres (109 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 335 kilometres (208 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 52.06 degrees[1] |
Period | 89.48 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 25 September 2014, 20:13:36 UTC[1] |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Poisk zenith |
Docking date | 26 September 2014 02:11 UTC |
Undocking date | 11 March 2015 22:44 UTC |
Time docked | 166 days, 20 hours, 33 minutes |
(l-r) Samokutyayev, Wilmore and Serova Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Soyuz TMA-14M was a 2014 flight to the
Crew
Position[2] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Second and last spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Only spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Barry E. Wilmore, NASA Expedition 41 Second spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[3] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | RSA
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Flight Engineer 1 | RSA
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Flight Engineer 2 | Scott Kelly, NASA |
Mission highlights
Launch, rendezvous and docking
Soyuz TMA-14M successfully launched aboard a
Following a four-orbit rendezvous, the spacecraft docked with the Poisk module of the International Space Station just under six hours after launch, at 02:11 UTC on Friday, 26 September. Hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 04:06 UTC. At this time, the crew of TMA-14M joined the crew of Expedition 41, where they were scheduled to remain until the crew of Soyuz TMA-13M departed in November 2014. Samokutyayev, Serova and Wilmore transferred to the crew of Expedition 42 at that time.[4][6]
Undocking and return to Earth
TMA-14M remained docked to the ISS—serving as an emergency escape vehicle—until March 11, 2015, when it departed and returned Samokutyayev, Serova and Wilmore to Earth. After undocking from the ISS at 22:44 UTC on 11 March, the spacecraft deorbited and its descent module along with the mission crew landed safely just over three hours later, at 02:07 UTC on 12 March.
Gallery
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The Soyuz rocket being rolled out to the launch pad.
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The crew waves to spectators before boarding the rocket.
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TMA-14M launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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Descent of the spacecraft on 12 March, 2015.
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TMA-14M descending towards landing.
In media
- In the 2014 film retrorocketsin space as the capsule is out of fuel.
References
- ^ a b c d e Peat, Chris (25 September 2014). "SOYUZ-TMA 14M - Orbit". Heavens-Above. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Планируемые полёты (in Russian). astronaut.ru. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ astronaut.ru (2013). "Орбитальные полёты".
- ^ a b Harwood, William (25 September 2014). "Two Russians, one American set for Soyuz launch". CBS News. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Clark, Stephen. "Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Expedition 41 Welcomes New Trio Aboard Station". NASA. Retrieved 26 September 2014.