 Soyuz TMA-15M undocks from the ISS, 11 June 2015. | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-074A |
| SATCATno. | 40312 |
| Mission duration | 199d 16h 42m 46s |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz 11F732A47 No.715 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F747 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti Terry W. Virts, Jr. |
| Callsign | Астрей ("Astraeus") |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 November 2014 21:00:14 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 11 June 2015 13:44 UTC[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Rassvet nadir |
| Docking date | 24 November 2014 02:49 UTC |
| Undocking date | 11 June 2015 10:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 199 days, 7 hours, 31 minutes |
 (l-r) Shkaplerov, Cristoforetti and Virts Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TMA-15M was a 2014 flight to theInternational Space Station. It transported three members of theExpedition 42 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-15M was the 124th flight of aSoyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station for the Expedition 43 increment, serving as an emergency escape vehicle until departing and returning to Earth as scheduled in June 2015.
| Position[2] | Crew Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Anton Shkaplerov,RoscosmosExpedition 42 Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Samantha Cristoforetti,ESAExpedition 42 First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Terry W. Virts, Jr.,NASAExpedition 42 Second and last spaceflight | |
| Position[3] | Crew Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Oleg Kononenko,Roscosmos | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Kimiya Yui,JAXA | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Kjell N. Lindgren,NASA | |
Soyuz TMA-15M launched successfully aboard aSoyuz-FG rocket from theBaikonur Cosmodrome inKazakhstan at 21:01 UTC on Sunday, 23 November 2014. The spacecraft reachedlow Earth orbit approximately nine minutes after lift-off. After executing rendezvous maneuvers, the Soyuz docked with the International Space Station at 02:49 UTC on 24 November, with hatch opening occurring at 05:00 UTC.[4]
Soyuz TMA-15M was scheduled to remain docked to the ISS—serving as an emergency escape vehicle, planned to be on-board until May 2015. The landing was delayed until June 2015,[1] when it was set to depart and return Shkaplerov, Cristoforetti and Virts to Earth.
Cristoforetti commemorated the spaceflight by gifting threeLego minifigures of herself, Virts and Shkaplerov to the other members of the Expedition 42 crew. They had been commissioned by ESA and built by a British custom Lego kitmaker.[5]
Soyuz TMA-15M accidentally fired its engines one day before undocking. The one minute burn slightly shifted ISS position.
Soyuz TMA-15M undocked from the ISS at 10:20 UTC on 11 June 2015, containing Shkaplerov, Cristoforetti, and Virts. Following a deorbit burn, the Soyuz spacecraft's descent module reentered the Earth's atmosphere. The crew landed safely inKazakhstan at 13:44 UTC on 11 June, just over three hours after departing the ISS.
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