LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Thu Mar 30 2006

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-8

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(2:30 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(2:30 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(2:30 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-8 begins Expedition 13 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov alongside Flight Engineers, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Marcos Pontes (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on September 29, 2006, 01:13 UTC

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5