 Soyuz TMA-08M departs from the ISS, 10 September 2013 | |
| Mission type | ISS crew rotation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-013A |
| SATCAT no. | 39125 |
| Mission duration | 166 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz 11F732A47 No.708[1] |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F747 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Pavel Vinogradov Alexander Misurkin Christopher Cassidy |
| Callsign | Карат ("Carat")[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 March 2013, 20:43:20 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 11 September 2013, 02:58 UTC[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | 29 March 2013, 02:28 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 September 2013, 23:37 UTC[4] |
| Time docked | 165 days, 21 hours, 9 minutes |
 (l-r) Cassidy, Vinogradov, and Misurkin | |
Soyuz TMA-08M (Russian: Союз ТМА-08M meaning Union TMA-08M), identified as Soyuz 34 or 34S by NASA, was a 2013 flight to the International Space Station. It transported three members of the Expedition 35 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-08M was the 117th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967.
The Russian Soyuz TMA-08M utilized the new 6-hour fast rendezvous flight profile developed by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and previously tested on Progress M-16M and M-17M, instead of the usual two-day rendezvous, making it possible for crew members to leave ground facilities and board the International Space Station in less time than a typical transatlantic flight.[5][6]
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- ^ a b Bergin, Chris; Harding, Pete (10 September 2013). "Soyuz TMA-08M returns Expedition 36 back to Earth". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Harding, Pete (21 December 2012). "The Soyuz TMA-07M Santa Sleigh docks with ISS". NASASpaceflight. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (5 March 2013). "Soyuz crew approved for fast approach to space station". SPACEFLIGHT NOW. Retrieved 6 March 2013.