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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-08M
Launched
March 28, 2013
Summary
Soyuz TMA-08M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 28, 2013. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 222nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,282nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Soyuz FG flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-08M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Alexander Misurkin, Pavel Vinogradov and Christopher Cassidy. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-08M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #708). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Soyuz FG flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 222nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,282nd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Alexander MisurkinFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 35 · first flight
Pavel VinogradovCommander · RFSA · age 59 · 3rd flight
Christopher CassidyFlight Engineer · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-08M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #708)
Soyuz TMA-08M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 28 March 2013 20:42 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 35 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin, and Christopher Cassidy.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 166 days
- Docked March 29, 2013 at Poisk zenith
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-08M · NORAD 39125 · 2013-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-013A
- Epoch
- 2013-03-28 20:31:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22697606 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022259
- Inclination
- 51.6497°
- Ascending node
- 147.2672°
- Arg. of perigee
- 72.2858°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.0633°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz TMA-08M · NORAD 39125 · docked March 29, 2013
Soyuz-FG No. 043 Blok-I · re-entered March 31, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-08M begins expedition 35 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov alongside Flight Engineers, Alexander Misurkin (RSA) & Christopher Cassidy (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 11 November 2013 at 02:49 UTC
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
451st launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 1,404th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-08M launch?
Soyuz TMA-08M launched on March 28, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-08M?
Coverage: Трансляция запуска Союз ТМА-08М 29 марта 2013 (2 часть). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-08M?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-08M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-08M reach?
Soyuz TMA-08M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-08M part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station