Soyuz TMA-13 lifts off fromGagarin's Start | |
| Operator | Roscosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2008-050A |
| SATCATno. | 33399 |
| Mission duration | 178d 15m |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Yury Lonchakov Michael Fincke |
| Launching | Richard Garriott |
| Landing | Charles Simonyi |
| Callsign | Titan |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 October 2008, 07:01 (2008-10-12UTC07:01Z) UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 8 April 2009, 07:16 (2009-04-08UTC07:17Z) UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Zarya nadir |
| Docking date | 14 October 2008 08:26 UTC |
| Undocking date | 8 April 2009 03:55 UTC |
| Time docked | 175d 19h 29m |
From left to right: Richard Garriott, Yury Lonchakov, Michael Fincke Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TMA-13 (Russian:Союз ТМА-13,Union TMA-13) was aSoyuz mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft was launched by aSoyuz-FG rocket at 07:01GMT on 12 October 2008. It undocked at 02:55 GMT on 8 April 2009, performed a deorbit burn at 06:24, and landed at 07:16. By some counts, Soyuz TMA-13 is the 100th Soyuz spacecraft to be crewed.[3]
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Expedition 18 Third and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Expedition 18 Second spaceflight | |
| Spaceflight Participant | Only spaceflight Tourist | Second and last spaceflight Tourist |
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | ||
| Flight Engineer | ||
| Spaceflight Participant | Tourist | Tourist |