Soyuz TMA-3 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-3, Union TMA-3) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle which was the third flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacecraft, and the 7th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-047A |
| SATCAT no. | 28052 |
| Mission duration | 194 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~3,170 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Aleksandr Kaleri Michael Foale |
| Launching | Pedro Duque |
| Landing | André Kuipers |
| Callsign | Ingul |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 18, 2003, 05:38:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | April 30, 2004, 00:11:15 UTC |
| Landing site | 50.38° N, 67.20° E |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 227 kilometres (141 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.67 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs nadir |
| Docking date | 20 October 2003 07:16 UTC |
| Undocking date | 29 April 2004 20:52 UTC |
| Time docked | 192d 13h 36m |
 Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Crew
edit| Position[1][2] | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Aleksandr Kaleri, RSAExpedition 8 Fourth spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer |  / Michael Foale, NASAExpedition 8 Sixth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer |  Pedro Duque, ESASecond and last spaceflight |
 André Kuipers, ESAFirst spaceflight |
Original Crew
edit| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Vladimir Dezhurov, RSA
| |
| Flight Engineer | André Kuipers, ESA
| |
| Flight Engineer | Oleg Skripochka
| |
Mission parameters
editFrom NASA:[3]
- Mass: ? kg
- Perigee: 376 km
- Apogee: 384 km
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.20 min
Docking with ISS
edit- Docked to ISS: October 20, 2003, 07:16 UTC (to Pirs module)
- Undocked from ISS: April 29, 2004, 20:52 UTC (from Pirs module)
Specifications
edit- Max. altitude - 387.1 km
- Min. altitude - 357.9 km
- Period - 91.7 min
- Inclination - 65.64°[4]
Mission highlights
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The commander of the Soyuz was Aleksandr Kaleri (RKA). The flight engineer was Michael Foale (NASA), and Pedro Duque (ESA) served as the second flight engineer. After docking with the ISS they exchanged the current crew on ISS and became the eighth station crew, called "ISS Expedition Eight". During the stay on the station Michael Foale was the ISS Commander, while Aleksandr Kaleri was the engineer. Foale was the first American to have served on both Mir and the ISS. Pedro Duque performed some ESA sponsored science experiments under the mission name Cervantes and then returned with the ISS 7 crew on Soyuz TMA-2.
The backup crew was William McArthur, Valery Tokarev and André Kuipers.
Foale and Kaleri along with André Kuipers, the third seater from TMA-4 landed on April 29, 2004, near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. A minor helium leak did not affect their mission.
References
edit- ^ "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE about the landing of Soyuz TMA-3 descent vehicle". NPO Energia. April 30, 2004. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "Return to space for Spanish ESA astronaut". ESA. October 16, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "Soyuz-TMA 3". NASA. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Energia.RU Press Release ISS". Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
