Soyuz TMA-6

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Soyuz TMA-6

Soyuz TMA-6 launches to the International Space Station
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2005-013A
SATCAT no.	28640
Mission duration	179.984 days
Orbits completed	2,817
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Soyuz-TMA 11F732
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Launch mass	7,200 kilograms (15,900 lb)
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Sergei Krikalev John Phillips
Launching	Roberto Vittori
Landing	Gregory Olsen
Start of mission
Launch date	April 15, 2005, 00:46:25 (2005-04-15UTC00:46:25Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-FG
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 (2005-10-11UTC01:10Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	349 kilometres (217 mi)
Apogee altitude	360 kilometres (220 mi)
Inclination	51.64 degrees
Period	92.6 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Pirs nadir
Docking date	17 April 2005 02:20 UTC
Undocking date	19 July 2005 10:38 UTC
Time docked	93d 8h 18m
Docking with ISS (Relocation)
Docking port	Zarya nadir
Docking date	19 July 2005 11:08 UTC
Undocking date	10 October 2005 21:49 UTC
Time docked	83d 10h 41m
(l to r) Vittori, Krikalev, Phillips Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) ← Soyuz TMA-5 Soyuz TMA-7 →

Soyuz TMA-6 was a human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). It carried three crew members of Expedition 11 to the International Space Station. It was the 26th crewed flight to the ISS. It was launched by a Soyuz FG and returned to Earth after performing operations at the ISS.