| Operator | Roscosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2011-067A |
| SATCATno. | 37877 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Anton Shkaplerov Anatoli Ivanishin Daniel C. Burbank |
| Callsign | Astraeus |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 November 2011, 04:14:03 (2011-11-14UTC04:14:03Z) UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 27 April 2012, 11:45 (2012-04-27UTC11:46Z) UTC[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | 16 November 2011 05:24 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 April 2012 08:15 UTC |
| Time docked | 163d 2h 51m |
 From left to right: Daniel C. Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoli Ivanishin Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TMA-22 was a crewed spaceflight to theInternational Space Station (ISS). TMA-22 was the 111th flight of aSoyuz spacecraft, and transported three members of theExpedition 29 crew to the ISS. The spacecraft docked to the ISS on 16 November 2011,[3] and remained docked to serve as an emergency escape vehicle until its undocking on 27 April 2012.[4] Soyuz TMA-22 successfully landed inKazakhstan on 27 April 2012 11:45 GMT.[2]
TMA-22 was the final flight of aSoyuz-TMA vehicle, following the design's replacement by the modernizedTMA-M series.[5] The launch of Soyuz TMA-22 was originally scheduled for 30 September 2011, but was delayed until 14 November following the launch failure of theProgress M-12M resupply vehicle on 24 August 2011.[6] Soyuz TMA-22 was the first crewed mission to dock with the ISS since theRetirement of the AmericanSpace Shuttle fleet at the end of theSTS-135 mission in July 2011.
| Position[7] | Crew Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Anton Shkaplerov,RoscosmosExpedition 29 First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Anatoli Ivanishin,Roscosmos Expedition 29 First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Daniel C. Burbank,NASAExpedition 29 Third and last spaceflight | |
| Position | Crew Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Gennady Padalka,Roscosmos | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Sergei Revin,Roscosmos | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Joseph M. Acaba,NASA | |
Soyuz TMA-22's launch was rescheduled from late September 2011 to 14 November, due to the failed launch of the uncrewedProgress M-12M cargo spacecraft on 24 August 2011.[8] The incident was caused by a blocked fuel line leading to the gas generator of the third-stage RD-0110 engine of the spacecraft'sSoyuz-U booster. After the loss of Progress M-12M, all Russian crewed spaceflights were temporarily suspended, due to the similarities between the failed engine and the third-stage engine in use on the crewed Soyuz-FG booster.[9] A Russian commission blamed the Progress M-12M failure on a single human error, and put additional procedures in place to prevent the problem from recurring. On 30 October 2011, Russia successfully launched the uncrewedProgress M-13M cargo spacecraft atop a Soyuz-U booster, clearing the way for the Soyuz TMA-22 launch.
Soyuz TMA-22 was launched on schedule from theGagarin's Start launchpad atBaikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan, at 04:14:03 UTC on 14 November 2011.[10] Soyuz Commander Shkaplerov sat in the Soyuz's center seat, with flight engineer Ivanishin strapped in to his left and NASA astronaut Burbank sitting to his right. TheSoyuz-FG rocket carrying Soyuz TMA-22 was launched inblizzard-like conditions, with high winds and temperatures as low as −5 °C (23 °F). Nonetheless, conditions were deemed to be within acceptable parameters for launch.[11]
The rocket followed a nominal ascent trajectory, and successfully inserted Soyuz TMA-22 into orbit approximately nine minutes after the launch. Once in orbit, the spacecraft deployed its twosolar panels and communications antennas as planned.
Soyuz TMA-22 docked with the ISS at 05:24 GMT on 16 November 2011, about nine minutes earlier than planned.[3] The spacecraft docked at theMRM-2Poisk module, while Soyuz TMA-22 and the ISS were flying 400 kilometres (250 mi) above the southernPacific Ocean. The Soyuz crew entered the ISS at around 6:39 GMT, and were greeted by Expedition 29 crewmembersMike Fossum,Sergei Volkov andSatoshi Furukawa. Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin received congratulatory satellite calls from Russian dignitaries and family members before participating in a safety briefing led by Expedition 29 commander Fossum.[12]
Soyuz TMA-22 undocked from the ISS on 27 April 2012 at 8:15 AM (GMT), carrying Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin, and landed safely nearArkalyk,Kazakhstan, at 11:45 AM the same day.[2] The spacecraft's departure endedExpedition 30, and left astronautsOleg Kononenko,André Kuipers andDon Pettit aboard the station to beginExpedition 31.
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