Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-11
Launched
October 10, 2007

Summary
Soyuz TMA-11 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 10, 2007. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 170th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,865th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Soyuz FG flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 242 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Yuri Malenchenko, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Peggy Whitson. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-11 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #221). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Союз ФГ с КК "СОЮЗ ТМА-11"Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Soyuz FG flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 170th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,865th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Yuri MalenchenkoCommander · RFSA · age 45 · 4th flight
Sheikh Muszaphar ShukorSpaceflight Participant · ANGKASA · age 35 · first flight
Peggy WhitsonFlight Engineer · AXS · age 47 · 2nd flight
Landing crew
Yuri MalenchenkoCommander · RFSA
Yi So-yeonSpaceflight Participant · KAP
Peggy WhitsonFlight Engineer · AXS
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-11 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #221)
Soyuz TMA-11 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on October 10 2007 13:22 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 16 crew and one participant to the International Space Station. The Expedition 16 crew consisted of Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson. The participant was surgeon Sheikh Muszaphar.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 191 days
- Docked October 12, 2007 at Zarya nadir
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-11 · NORAD 32256 · 2007-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2007-045A
- Epoch
- 2007-10-10 13:11:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21846458 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030808
- Inclination
- 51.6051°
- Ascending node
- 229.2309°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.0577°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.3927°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-11 · NORAD 32256 · docked October 12, 2007
Soyuz-FG No. 022 Blok-I · re-entered October 14, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-11 begins Expedition 16 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko alongside Flight Engineers, Peggy Whitson (NASA) & Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (National Space Agency of Malaysia) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on April 19, 2008, 08:30 UTC
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
411th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,281st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-11 launch?
Soyuz TMA-11 launched on October 10, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-11?
Coverage: Пуск РН Союз ФГ с КК "СОЮЗ ТМА-11". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-11?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-11 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-11 reach?
Soyuz TMA-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 242 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-11 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station
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