| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-047A |
| SATCATno. | 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 (2003-10-18UTC05:38:03Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | April 30, 2004, 00:11:15 (2004-04-30UTC00:11:16Z) 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 withISS | |
| 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) | |
Soyuz TMA-3 was aSoyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-3,Union TMA-3) mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS) launched by aSoyuz FG launch vehicle which was the third flight for theTMA modification of theSoyuz spacecraft, and the 7th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.
| 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 |
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Vladimir Dezhurov,RSA | |
| Flight Engineer | André Kuipers,ESA | |
| Flight Engineer | Oleg Skripochka | |
From NASA:[3]
The commander of the Soyuz wasAleksandr Kaleri (RKA). The flight engineer wasMichael Foale (NASA), andPedro 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 bothMir and the ISS. Pedro Duque performed someESA sponsored science experiments under the mission nameCervantes and then returned with the ISS 7 crew onSoyuz TMA-2.
The backup crew wasWilliam McArthur,Valery Tokarev andAndré Kuipers.
Foale and Kaleri along withAndré Kuipers, the third seater fromTMA-4 landed on April 29, 2004, nearArkalyk,Kazakhstan. A minor helium leak did not affect their mission.
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