COSPAR ID 2004-040A Spacecraft type Soyuz-TMA 11F732 Crew size 3 Launch date 14 October 2004 Rocket Soyuz-FG | Orbits completed ~2,900 Manufacturer RKK Energia Dates 14 Oct 2004 – 24 Apr 2005 Landing date 24 April 2005 Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | |
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Mission duration 192 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes Operator Roscosmos State Corporation Members Salizhan Sharipov, Leroy Chiao | ||
Soyuz tma 5 launch
Soyuz TMA-5 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle.[1]
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Crew
TMA 5 ISS 10 Crew patches were designed by Seán O'Mara for USSR Airspace.
Docking with ISS
Mission highlights
25th manned flight to ISS.
Soyuz TMA-5 is a Soyuz spacecraft that was launched on October 14, 2004 by a Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The Expedition 10 crew, Leroy Chiao of the U.S.A. and Salizhan Sharipov of Russia replaced the Expedition 9 crew, Gennady Padalka - Cdr. Russia and Edward Fincke U.S.A.
The launch of Expedition 10 was delayed beyond its scheduled October 9, 2004 launch date. During preflight testing, an explosive bolt was accidentally activated on the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft. The resulting damage was repaired prior to launch.
The docking maneuver had to be done manually, as the approach by the automatic system was too fast.
The undocking was done manually as well, as a cautionary measure to save power on a faulty battery.
After 193 days in the station the Expedition 10 crew returned to a soft landing in Kazakhstan together with Italian Roberto Vittori who had flown up with the Expedition 11 crew on Soyuz TMA-6.