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Soyuz TMA-6

Success Roscosmos, Soyuz FG

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Soyuz TMA-6 begins Expedition 11 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev alongside Flight Engineers, John Phillips (NASA) & Roberto Vittori (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterSoyuz FG
MissionHuman Exploration · LEO

Human Exploration · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
SOYUZ-TMA 6 2005-013A Payload re-entered 2005-10-11
SL-4 R/B 2005-013B Rocket body re-entered 2005-04-17

COSPAR ID 2005-013. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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