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 Soyuz TMA-6 launches to the International Space Station | |
| Operator | Roscosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2005-013A |
| SATCAT no. | 28640 |
| Mission duration | 179.984 days |
| Orbits completed | 2,817 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,200 kilograms (15,900 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Sergei Krikalev John Phillips |
| Launching | Roberto Vittori |
| Landing | Gregory Olsen |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 15, 2005, 00:46:25 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 349 kilometres (217 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 360 kilometres (220 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.64 degrees |
| Period | 92.6 minutes |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs nadir |
| Docking date | 17 April 2005 02:20 UTC |
| Undocking date | 19 July 2005 10:38 UTC |
| Time docked | 93d 8h 18m |
| Docking with ISS (Relocation) | |
| Docking port | Zarya nadir |
| Docking date | 19 July 2005 11:08 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 October 2005 21:49 UTC |
| Time docked | 83d 10h 41m |
 (l to r) Vittori, Krikalev, Phillips Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TMA-6 was a human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). It carried three crew members of Expedition 11 to the International Space Station. It was the 26th crewed flight to the ISS. It was launched by a Soyuz FG and returned to Earth after performing operations at the ISS.