LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sun Oct 12 2008

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-13

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(7:01 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(7:01 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(7:01 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-13 begins Expedition 18 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov alongside Flight Engineer, Michael Fincke (NASA) & spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 8 April 2009, 07:16 UTC

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5