Soyuz TMA-8

Soyuz TMA-8
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2006-009A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28996Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration182 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TMA 11F732
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,270 kilograms (16,030 lb)
Crew
Crew size3
MembersPavel Vinogradov
Jeffrey Williams
LaunchingMarcos Pontes
LandingAnousheh Ansari
CallsignCarat
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 30, 2006, 02:30 (2006-03-30UTC02:30Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-FG
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing dateSeptember 29, 2006, 01:13 (2006-09-29UTC01:14Z) UTC
Landing siteKazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude200 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude241 kilometres (150 mi)
Inclination51.67 degrees
Period88.64 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking portZarya nadir
Docking date1 April 2006
04:19 UTC
Undocking date28 September 2006
21:53 UTC
Time docked180d 17h 34m

From top to bottom: Jeffrey Williams, Marcos Pontes and Pavel Vinogradov.
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz TMA-8 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle.