Launch Overview
Vehicle
Soyuz-FG
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
P 15000-018
COSPAR Designator
2006-009
Mission
Soyuz TMA-8 (Human Exploration)
Soyuz TMA-8 begins Expedition 13 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov alongside Flight Engineers, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Marcos Pontes (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on September 29, 2006, 01:13 UTC
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz FG
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Agency launches
153 (1 YTD)
Site launches
1253 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
400 (1 YTD)