Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 271

Soyuz TMA-18

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Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  02.04.2010
Launch time:  04:04 UTC
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  350 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking ISS:  04.04.2010, 05:24:50 UTC
Undocking ISS:  25.09.2010, 02:02:12 UTC
Landing date:  25.09.2010
Landing time:  05:23 UTC
Landing site:  50°01'23,7" N, 66°57'59.2" E

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Crew Soyuz TMA-18

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Skvortsov  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Jr.  Commander 1 176d 01h 19m  2772 
2 Russian Federation  Korniyenko  Mikhail Borisovich  Flight Engineer 1 176d 01h 19m  2772 
3 USA  Caldwell-Dyson  Tracy Ellen  Flight Engineer 2 176d 01h 19m  2772 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Skvortsov
2  Korniyenko
3  Caldwell-Dyson
Soyuz TMA spaceship
Landing
1  Skvortsov
2  Korniyenko
3  Caldwell-Dyson

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 Russian Federation  Samokutyayev  Aleksandr Mikhailovich  Commander
2 Russian Federation  Borisenko  Andrei Ivanovich  Flight Engineer
3 USA  Kelly  Scott Joseph  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz TMA-18 (backup)
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Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Landing 35 km southeast of Arkalyk. The landing was delayed one day due to a problem opening hooks in the docking port. ISS Expedition 23 / 24.

Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked to ISS on 04.04.2010. Skvortsov, Korniyenko and Caldwell-Dyson became the ISS expedition 23 (together with ISS expedition 22 crew members Kotov, Noguchi and Creamer).

Drawings / Photos

Soyuz TMA spaceship Soyuz TMA landing module
Soyuz TMA-18 rollout Soyuz TMA-18 on launch pad
Soyuz TMA-18 launch Soyuz TMA-18 landing
Soyuz TMA-18 landing Soyuz TMA-18_recovery

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Last update on October 23, 2010.

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