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Launch:
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Soyuz TMA-5, Russian manned
transport spacecraft, was launched by Soyuz-FG launch
vehicle on October 14, 2004 at 7:06:28 Moscow time (03:06:28
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Launch site:
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Baikonur cosmodrome, Republic
of Kazakhstan. |
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Docking:
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on October 16, 2004 at 08:16
Moscow time (04:16 UTC) to docking compartment/module
Pirs of the ISS Orbital Complex. |
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Undocking:
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Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft undocked
from Zarya module of the ISS Orbital Complex on October
24, 2004 at 01:08 Moscow time (October 23, at 21:08
UTC). |
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Landing:
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October 24, 2004 at 04:36
Moscow time (00:36 UTC). |
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Landing site:
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Area located near Arkalyk,
Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Flight duration:
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9 days 21 hrs 29 min |
Main Mission Objectives:
- Launch of the visiting crew participant, Russian cosmonaut
Yuri Shargin, by manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-5;
- Planned changeover of Soyuz TMA-4, which has been acting
as a crew rescue vehicle as part of the ISS since 21 April
2004;
- Implementation of experiments "Ekon",
"Diatomeya",
"Toksichnost",
"Sprut-MBI",
"Pulse",
as well as photo and video recording of experiments "Biotest",
"Gematologia",
"Biorisk",
"Intercellular
interaction", "Konjugatsia",
"Biodegradatsia",
"Neurocog",
"Cardiocog",
"ETD")
under ISS-10 program;
- Solution of the ISS crew flight technical support tasks;
- Return of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Shargin with the ISS-9
crew in Soyuz TMA-4 descent capsule to the Earth.
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