Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 244

Soyuz TMA-8

Russia

 Patch Soyuz TMA-8 Patch Soyuz TMA-8 (Russian version)

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  30.03.2006
Launch time:  02:30 UT
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  260 - 312 km
Inclination:  51,66 °
Docking ISS:  01.04.2006, 04:19:26 UT
Undocking ISS:  28.09.2006, 21:53:09 UT
Landing date:  29.09.2006
Landing time:  01:13 UT
Landing site:  51° 02' 42" N, 67° 17' 58" E

walkout photo

 Crew Soyuz TMA-8

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alternate crew photo

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 Russian Federation  Vinogradov  Pavel Vladimirovich  Commander 2 182d 22h 43m  2886 
2 USA  Williams  Jeffrey Nels  Flight Engineer 2 182d 22h 43m  2886 
3 Brazil  Pontes  Marcos Cesar  Spaceflight Participant 1 9d 21h 17m  155 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Vinogradov
2  Williams
3  Pontes
Soyuz TMA spaceship
Landing
1  Vinogradov
2  Williams
3  Ansari

Animations: Soyuz

Launch deorbit entry
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Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
1 Russian Federation  Yurchikhin  Fyodor Nikolayevich  Commander
2 USA  Fincke  Edward Michael "Mike"  Flight Engineer
3 Russian Federation  Volkov  Sergei Aleksandrovich  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz TMA-8 (double)

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 92 km north of Arkalyk.

ISS Expedition 13; docking to ISS; crew replaced expedition 12 crew.

Note

Pontes landed on 08.04.2006 at 23:47 UT with Soyuz TMA-7-spacecraft.

Photos / Drawings

Soyuz TMA spaceship Soyuz TMA landing module
Soyuz TMA-8 rollout Soyuz TMA-8 launch
traditional in-flight photo Soyuz TMA-8 Soyuz TMA-8 recovery
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Last update on August 24, 2009.

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