LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Apr 15 2005

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-6

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(12:46 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:46 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:46 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-6 begins Expedition 11 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev alongside Flight Engineers, John Phillips (NASA) & Roberto Vittori (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 UTC

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5