LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Apr 08 2008
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz TMA-12
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(11:16 AM UTC)
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(11:16 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(11:16 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
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Soyuz FGDescription:
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- Soyuz TMA-12 begins Expedition 17 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Volkov alongside Flight Engineers, Oleg Kononenko (RSA) & Yi So-Yeon (KAP - Korean Astronaut Program) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 24, 2008, 03:37 UTC
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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