Soyuz TMA-2

Soyuz TMA-2
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRussian Space Agency
COSPAR ID2003-016A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.27781Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration184 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 28 seconds
Orbits completed~3,005
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz-TMA 11F732
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TMA
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,136 kilograms (15,732 lb)
Crew
Crew size2 up
3 down
MembersYuri Malenchenko
Edward Tsang Lu
LandingPedro Duque
CallsignAgat (Agate)
Start of mission
Launch dateApril 26, 2003, 03:53:52 (2003-04-26UTC03:53:52Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-FG
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing dateOctober 28, 2003, 02:40:20 (2003-10-28UTC02:40:21Z) UTC
Landing siteNear Arkalyk
49°55′N 66°57′E / 49.917°N 66.950°E / 49.917; 66.950
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude200 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude242 kilometres (150 mi)
Inclination51.67 degrees
Docking with ISS
Docking portZarya nadir
Docking date28 April 2003
05:56 UTC
Undocking date27 October 2003
23:17 UTC
Time docked182d 17h 21m

Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (left) and Edward Tsang Lu
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)
Soyuz TMA-2 launch

Soyuz TMA-2 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-2, Union TMA-2) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. The spacecraft docked with the ISS on April 28, 2003 and undocked on October 28, 2003.[1] Soyuz TMA-2 was the second flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacecraft, and the 6th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.

The commander was Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russia), and the flight engineer was Edward Tsang Lu (USA). After docking with the ISS they exchanged with the resident crew on ISS and became the seventh station crew, called "ISS Expedition Seven". Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale were assigned as the backup crew.

  1. ^ "ISS Expedition 7 Crew". NASA. Archived from the original on 2003-04-02.