Soyuz TMA-15

Launch, orbit & landing data: Designation  35010 / 09030A Launch date - time  27 May 2009 - 10:34 UT Launch site  Baikonur, LC1/5 Launch vehicle Soyuz-FG (#xx) Soyuz designation 11F732 nº Mass (kg)  7250? kg Docking date - time  29 May 2009 - 12:34:16 UT Target spacecraft/port  ISS/Zarya nadir port Earth orbit on May 29.70:    - Perigee / Apogee  343 x 356 km    - Inclination  51.64 deg    - Period  91.54 min Undocking date - time  01 Dec 2009 - 03:56 UT Deorbit burn date - time  01 Dec 2009 - 06:26 UT Landing date - time  01 Dec 2009 - 07:15 UT Landing location  51°06'18.18" N - 67°17'17.7" E Flight Duration (d:hr:min)  187d 20h 42m Nbr orbits  2961 Landing crew  launch crew TMA-15

Launched Crew

Backup Crew

Nr. Name Job 1  Kondratiyev, Dmitri  Commander 2  Kuipers, André  Flight engineer - Netherland 3  Hadfield, Chris  Flight Engineer - Canada

Mission Report:

• ISS Expedition 20.
• On May 27, Roman Romanenko (Russian Space Agency), Frank De Winne (European Space Agency) and Bob Thirsk (Canadian Space Agency) were launched to the International Space Station, mission ISS-19S.
  
  

  Rollout Soyuz	Soyuz TMA-15 on launchpad
  Launch Soyuz	Soyuz TMA-15 in orbit

  
  
• Following a two day solo flight, the Soyuz docked to ISS on May 29, 2009.
  Romanenko, De Winne and Thirsk became the ISS expedition 20A (together with ISS expedition 19 crew Padalka, Barratt and Wakata).
• The arrival of this crew on ISS means that for the first time the resident crew comprises six people, with representatives from all of the ISS partners: USA, Russia x 2, Japan, ESA and Canada.
• On Dec 1, 2009 at 0356 UTC Romanenko, De Winne and Thirsk undocked from Station aboard Soyuz TMA-15, which had been docked to the Zarya nadir port since May 29. The deorbit engine was fired at 0626 UTC. Soyuz TMA-15 landed at 0715:34 UTC.
  
  

  Recovery cabine

  Cosmonauts & astr De Winne

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, registered mail

Space Mail Bleu ISS board cancel, launch and docking date. Credit: #401