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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-13
Launched
October 12, 2008 · 07:01 UTC
Summary
Soyuz TMA-13 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 12, 2008 at 07:01 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 179th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,937th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Soyuz FG flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 231 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Yury Lonchakov, Edward Michael Fincke and Richard Garriott. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-13 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #223). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Союз-ФГ с КК "СОЮЗ ТМА-13"Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Soyuz FG flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 179th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,937th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Yury LonchakovCommander · RFSA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Edward Michael FinckeFlight Engineer · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Richard GarriottTourist · SA · age 47 · first flight
Landing crew
- Yury LonchakovCommander · RFSA
- Edward Michael FinckeFlight Engineer · NASA
Charles SimonyiTourist · SA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-13 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #223)
Soyuz TMA-13 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 12 October 2008 07:01 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 18 crew and one tourist to the International Space Station. The Expedition 18 crew consisted of Yuri Lonchakov and Michael Fincke. The tourist was Richard Garriott.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 178 days
- Docked October 14, 2008 at Zarya nadir
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-13 · NORAD 33399 · 2008-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-050A
- Epoch
- 2008-10-12 06:50:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21439856 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001196
- Inclination
- 51.5536°
- Ascending node
- 136.6178°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.0908°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.8446°
- 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-13 · NORAD 33399 · docked October 14, 2008
Soyuz-FG No. 026 Blok-I · re-entered October 16, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-13 begins Expedition 18 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov alongside Flight Engineer, Michael Fincke (NASA) & spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 8 April 2009, 07:16 UTC
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
417th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 1,303rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 12, 1:01 PM GMT+6, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-13 launch?
Soyuz TMA-13 launched on October 12, 2008 at 07:01 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-13?
Coverage: Пуск РН Союз-ФГ с КК "СОЮЗ ТМА-13". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-13?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-13 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Oct 12, 1:01 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-13 reach?
Soyuz TMA-13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 231 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-13 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station