Soyuz TMA-5 - Definition

Crew

Launched ISS Expedition 10 crew:

• Salizhan Sharipov (2)
• Leroy Chiao (4) - U.S.A.
• Yuri Shargin (1)

Landed ISS Expedition 10 crew:

• Salizhan Sharipov (2)
• Leroy Chiao (4) - U.S.A.
• Roberto Vittori - ESA (2)

Mission parameters

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

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-Cdr U.S.A. and Salizhan Sharipov-Russia is scheduled to replace 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 caused was repaired.

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