| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russian Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-016A |
| SATCAT no. | 27781 |
| Mission duration | 184 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 28 seconds |
| Orbits completed | ~3,005 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,136 kilograms (15,732 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 up 3 down |
| Members | Yuri Malenchenko Edward Tsang Lu |
| Landing | Pedro Duque |
| Callsign | Agat (Agate) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 26, 2003, 03:53:52 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | October 28, 2003, 02:40:20 UTC |
| Landing site | Near Arkalyk 49°55′N 66°57′E / 49.917°N 66.950°E |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 242 kilometres (150 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.67 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zarya nadir |
| Docking date | 28 April 2003 05:56 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 October 2003 23:17 UTC |
| Time docked | 182d 17h 21m |
 Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (left) and Edward Tsang Lu Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
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.
- ^ "ISS Expedition 7 Crew". NASA. Archived from the original on 2003-04-02.