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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-12
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)1/5 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-12
- Type
- Human Exploration
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Soyuz TMA-12 begins Expedition 17 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Volkov alongside Flight Engineers, Oleg Kononenko (RSA) & Yi So-Yeon (KAP - Korean Astronaut Program) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 24, 2008, 03:37 UTC
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Soyuz FG
- Variant
- FG
- Provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Type
- Government
- Country
- RUS
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launch site
- Pad
- 1/5
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- KAZ
- Timezone
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates
- 45.9200, 63.3420