Soyuz TMA-5

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mission_name = Soyuz TMA-5
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sign = Tyan-Shan ("Heavenly Mountains")
crew_members = 3
launch_pad = Gagarin's Start
launch = October 14, 2004
03:06 UTC
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landing = April 24, 2005
22:08 UTC
90 km north of the town of Arkalyk
duration = 192 d 19 h 2 min
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crew_photo = Chiao, Shargin, Sharipov.jpg
crew_caption = From left to right: Chiao, Shargin and Sharipov
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Soyuz TMA-5 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2004-040A]

Crew

=Launched and landed ISS "Expedition 10" crew:=

*"Salizhan Sharipov (2)" - UZB
*"Leroy Chiao (4)" - USA

Launched:

* Yuri Shargin (1) - RUS

Landed:

* Roberto Vittori (2) - ESA ITA

Mission parameters

*Mass: ? kg
*Perigee: ~200 km
*Apogee: ~252 km
*Inclination: ~51.7°
*Period: ~88.7 minutes

Docking with ISS

*Docked to ISS: October 16, 2004, 04:16 UTC (to Pirs module)
*Undocked from ISS: November 29, 2004, 09:29 UTC (from Pirs module)
*Docked to ISS: November 29, 2004, 09:53 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
*Undocked from ISS: April 24, 2005, 18:44 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)

Mission highlights

25th manned flight to ISS.

Soyuz TMA-5 is a Soyuz spacecraft that was launched on October 14, 2004 by a Soyuz launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The Expedition 10 crew, Leroy Chiao of the U.S.A. and Salizhan Sharipov of Russia replaced the Expedition 9 crew, Gennady Padalka - Cdr. Russia and Edward Fincke U.S.A.

The launch of Expedition 10 was delayed beyond its scheduled October 9, 2004 launch date. During preflight testing, an explosive bolt was accidentally activated on the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft. The resulting damage was repaired prior to launch.

The docking maneuver had to be done manually, as the approach by the automatic system was too fast.

The undocking was done manually as well, as a cautionary measure to save power on a faulty battery.

After 193 days in the station the Expedition 10 crew returned to a soft landing in Kazakhstan together with Italian Roberto Vittori who had flown up with the Expedition 11 crew on Soyuz TMA-6.

Soyuz programme
previous=Soyuz TMA-4
next=Soyuz TMA-6