LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Apr 26 2003

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-2

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(3:53 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(3:53 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(3:53 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-2 begins Expedition 7 by carrying 2 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko alongside Flight Engineer, Edward Tsang Lu (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 28, 2003, 02:40:20 UTC

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5