Soyuz TMA-8

Launch, orbit & landing data: Designation  28996 / 06009A Launch date - time  30 Mar 2006 - 02.30 UT Launch site  Baikonur, LC1 Launch vehicle Soyuz-FG (#018) Soyuz designation 7K-STMA (11F732) nº218 Mass (kg)   kg Flight Crew  Vinogradov, Pavel (CDR - Russia)  Williams, Jeffrey (FE - USA)  Pontes, Marcos (FE - Brazil) Call Sign   Backup crew  Yurchikhin, F.N.; Fincke, M.; Volkov, S.A. Docking date - time  01 Apr 2006 - 04:19:26 UT Target spacecraft/port  ISS/Zarya nadir port Earth orbit on :    - Perigee / Apogee  260 / 312 km    - Inclination  51,66°    - Period  91.4 min Undocking date - time  28 Sep 2006 - 21:53 UT Landing date - time  29 Sep 2006 - 01:13:51 UT Landing location  51° 02' 42'' N, 67° 17' 58"" E 87 km N of Arkalyk Flight Duration (d:hr:min)  182d 22h 43m Nbr orbits Vinogradov, Williams: 2886 Pontes: 155 Landing crew (Exp.13 & VC-11):  Vinogradov, Williams (exp 13 crew)  Ansari(crew TMA-9)

Launched crew (Exp.13 & VC-10):

Mission Report:

• At 02:30 UTC on Mar 30, 2006 spacecraft Soyuz TMA-8 was launched from Baikonur with commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes. TMA-8 docked with the Zarya nadir port at 04:19 UTC on Apr 1. On board was the ISS Expedition 13 crew.
• Soyuz TMA-8 undocked from Zarya on Sep 28, 2006 at 21:53 UTC, carrying Vinogradov, Williams and Ansari. It landed in Kazakstan at 01:13 UTC on Sep 29.

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