Soyuz TMA-17

Pulsar

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	20.12.2009
Launch time:	21:52 UTC
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	350 km
Inclination:	51,6°
Docking ISS:	22.12.2009, 22:48 UTC
Undocking ISS:	02.06.2010, 00:04 UTC
Landing date:	02.06.2010
Landing time:	03:24 UTC
Landing site:	47°18'45,66" N, 69°37'58,44" E

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Kotov	Oleg Valeriyevich	Commander	2	163d 05h 32m	2574
2	Noguchi	Soichi	Flight Engineer	2	163d 05h 32m	2574
3	Creamer	Timothy John "TJ"	Flight Engineer	1	163d 05h 32m	2574

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Kotov
2	Noguchi
3	Creamer

Landing
1	Kotov
2	Noguchi
3	Creamer

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position
1	Shkaplerov	Anton Nikolayevich	Commander
2	Furukawa	Satoshi	Flight Engineer
3	Wheelock	Douglas Harry	Flight Engineer

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Source: Roscosmos PAO

Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, landing 154 km southeast of Dzheskasgan. ISS Expedition 22 / 23.

Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked to ISS on 22.12.2009. Kotov, Noguchi and Creamer became the ISS expedition 22 (together with ISS expedition 21 crew members Williams and Surayev).