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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-4
Launched
April 19, 2004
Summary
Soyuz TMA-4 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 19, 2004. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 135th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,652nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Soyuz FG flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 302 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: André Kuipers, Gennady Padalka and Edward Michael Fincke. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-4 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #214). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Soyuz TMA-4 launchEureka
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Soyuz FG flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 135th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,652nd orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
André KuipersFlight Engineer · ESA · age 45 · first flight
Gennady PadalkaCommander · RFSA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Edward Michael FinckeFlight Engineer · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Landing crew
- Gennady PadalkaCommander · RFSA
Yuri SharginFlight Engineer · RFSA- Edward Michael FinckeFlight Engineer · NASA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-4 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #214)
Soyuz TMA-4 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 19 April 2004 03:19 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 9 crew and one astronaut to the International Space Station. The Expedition 9 crew consisted of Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke. The astronaut was ESA astronaut André Kuipers.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 187 days
- Docked April 21, 2004 at Zarya nadir
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-4 · NORAD 28228 · 2004-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ-TMA 4
- Object ID
- 2004-013A
- Epoch
- 2004-04-19 13:56:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98543556 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024685
- Inclination
- 51.6251°
- Ascending node
- 264.814°
- Arg. of perigee
- 349.1297°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.8148°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.000034302
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-4 · NORAD 28228 · docked April 21, 2004
Soyuz-FG No. 009 Blok-I · re-entered April 22, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-4 begins Expedition 9 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Fincke (NASA) & André Kuipers (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 24, 2004, 00:35:00 UTC
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
388th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 1,219th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-4 launch?
Soyuz TMA-4 launched on April 19, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-4?
Coverage: Soyuz TMA-4 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-4?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-4 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-4 reach?
Soyuz TMA-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 302 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-4 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station