Soyuz TMA-1

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Soyuz TMA-1
Mission insignia
Mission statistics
Mission name Soyuz TMA-1
Crew size 3
Call sign Yenisey
Launch pad Gagarin's Start
Launch date October 30, 2002
03:11:11 UTC
Landing May 4, 2003
02:04:25 UTC
49.39° N; 61.2° E
Mission duration 185 days 22 hours 53 minutes 14 seconds
Number of orbits ~3,020
Apogee 235 km
Perigee 193 km
Orbital period 88.7 minutes
Orbital inclination 51.6°
Crew photo
From left to right: Yuri Lonchakov, Sergei Zalyotin and Frank de Winne
From left to right: Yuri Lonchakov, Sergei Zalyotin and Frank de Winne
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Soyuz TMA-1 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle.

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[edit] Crew

[edit] Launched:

[edit] Landed ISS Expedition 6 crew:

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: ? kg
  • Perigee: 193 km
  • Apogee: 235 km
  • Inclination: 51.6°
  • Period: 88.7 minutes

[edit] Docking with ISS

[edit] Mission highlights

The Soyuz spacecraft approaches the ISS for docking

The fifth Russian Soyuz class shuttle to fly to the International Space Station. It is also the first flight of the TMA-class Soyuz spacecraft.

In the spring of 2001, a taxi mission to the space station was being scheduled to take place on October 2002. At first the crew was to be Commander Sergei Zalyotin and Flight Engineer Frank De Winne; however, a report released on February 2002 stated that American musician Lance Bass was interested in joining the crew for a one-week mission onboard the Russian spacecraft. The mission began to fall through, and by September 2002 they had discontinued the training of Lance Bass due to the mission organizers' failure to meet the terms of the contract. They filled the vacant seat left by Lance Bass with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov.

A technical malfunction caused a steep and off target landing of the spacecraft after a ballistic reentry and descent. The craft landed 300 miles short of the planned area, and the crew was subjected to severe gravitational loads. Communication with the Soyuz was lost because one antenna was ripped off during descent, and two more did not deploy. The crew regained communications through an emergency transmitter after landing. Due to this event, future crews will have a satellite phone at their disposal to establish contact with recovery forces.

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