Launch Overview
Vehicle
Soyuz-FG
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
D 15000-007
COSPAR Designator
2003-047
Mission
Soyuz TMA-3 (Human Exploration)
Soyuz TMA-3 begins Expedition 8 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Foale (NASA) & Pedro Duque (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on April 30, 2004, 00:11:15 UTC
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz FG
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Agency launches
132 (7 YTD)
Site launches
1210 (9 YTD)
Pad launches
386 (5 YTD)