Soyuz TMA-3

Soyuz TMA-3
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRussian Space Agency
COSPAR ID2003-047A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28052Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration194 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes, 12 seconds
Orbits completed~3,170
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz-TMA 11F732
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TMA
ManufacturerEnergia
Crew
Crew size3
MembersAleksandr Kaleri
Michael Foale
LaunchingPedro Duque
LandingAndré Kuipers
CallsignIngul
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 18, 2003, 05:38:03 (2003-10-18UTC05:38:03Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-FG
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing dateApril 30, 2004, 00:11:15 (2004-04-30UTC00:11:16Z) UTC
Landing site50.38° N, 67.20° E
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude193 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude227 kilometres (141 mi)
Inclination51.67 degrees
Docking with ISS
Docking portPirs nadir
Docking date20 October 2003
07:16 UTC
Undocking date29 April 2004
20:52 UTC
Time docked192d 13h 36m
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz TMA-3 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-3, Union TMA-3) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle which was the third flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacecraft, and the 7th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.