LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Apr 08 2008

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-12

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(11:16 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(11:16 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(11:16 AM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Soyuz FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

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

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

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