Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz TMA-12

Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 256 Soyuz TMA-12 Eridanus Russia
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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	08.04.2008
Launch time:	11:16 UTC
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	350 km
Inclination:	51,6°
Docking ISS:	10.04.2008, 12:57 UTC
Undocking ISS:	24.10.2008, 00:16 UTC
Landing date:	24.10.2008
Landing time:	03:36 UTC
Landing site:	51° 05' N, 67° 13' E

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Volkov	Sergei Aleksandrovich	Commander	1	198d 16h 20m	3131
2	Kononenko	Oleg Dmitriyevich	Flight Engineer	1	198d 16h 20m	3131
3	Yi	Soyeon	Spaceflight Participant	1	10d 21h 13m	171

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Volkov
2	Kononenko
3	Yi

Landing
1	Volkov
2	Kononenko
3	Garriott

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position
1	Surayev	Maksim Viktorovich	Commander
2	Skripochka	Oleg Ivanovich	Flight Engineer
3	Ko	San	Spaceflight Participant

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Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; ISS Expedition 17. Landing 86 km NNE of Arkalyk

Yi was the first space traveller from South Korea. Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked to ISS on 10.04.2008. Volkov and Kononenko replaced expedition 16 crew members Whitson and Malenchenko.