Soyuz TMA-7

Soyuz TMA-7
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2005-039A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28877Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration189 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes
Orbits completed2,987
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TMA 11F732
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,200 kilograms (15,900 lb)
Crew
Crew size3
MembersValery I. Tokarev
William S. McArthur, Jr.
LaunchingGregory H. "Greg" Olsen
LandingMarcos C. Pontes
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 1, 2005, 03:55:00 (2005-10-01UTC03:55Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-FG
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing dateApril 8, 2006, 23:48:00 (2006-04-08UTC23:49Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude~200 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude~252 kilometres (157 mi)
Inclination~51.7 degrees
Period~88.7 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking portPirs nadir
Docking date3 October 2005
05:27 UTC
Undocking date18 November 2005
08:46 UTC
Time docked46d 3h 19m
Docking with ISS
(Relocation)
Docking portZarya nadir
Docking date18 November 2005
09:05 UTC
Undocking date20 March 2006
06:49 UTC
Time docked121d 21h 44m
Docking with ISS
(Relocation)
Docking portZvezda aft
Docking date20 March 2006
07:11 UTC
Undocking date8 April 2006
20:28 UTC
Time docked19d 13h 17m
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz TMA-7 (Russian: Союз ТМА-7) was a transport mission for portions of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 12 crew launched October 1, 2005. The flight delivered ISS Commander William McArthur and ISS Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev to the station to replace Expedition 11 crew members. Spaceflight Participant Gregory Olsen joined the TMA-7 crew for the ascent and docking with the ISS, spent approximately eight days aboard conducting experiments, then returned to Earth with the outgoing members of Expedition 11 aboard Soyuz TMA-6. McArthur and Tokarev were joined on their return trip to Earth by Flight Engineer Marcos Pontes who launched aboard Soyuz TMA-8 and spent approximately seven days aboard the ISS conducting experiments for the Brazilian Space Agency.

Soyuz TMA-7 seen from the ISS.