Soyuz TMA-19M
.jpg) The Soyuz TMA-19M approaches the ISS on 15 December 2015, seen behind the solar panels of Cygnus CRS OA-4 | |||||
| Operator | Roskosmos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2015-076A | ||||
| SATCAT № | 41124 | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA-M 11F747 No.719[1] | ||||
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia | ||||
| Crew | |||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Members |
Yuri Malenchenko Timothy Kopra Timothy Peake | ||||
| Callsign | Agate | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date |
December 15, 2015 11:03:09 UTC | ||||
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG | ||||
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 | ||||
| End of mission | |||||
| Landing date | 18 June 2016 (planned) | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Docking with ISS | |||||
| Docking port | Rassvet nadir | ||||
| Docking date |
December 15, 2015 17:33:29 UTC[2] | ||||
| Undocking date | June 2016 (planned) | ||||
 _cropped.jpg) (l-r) Kopra, Malenchenko and Peake
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Soyuz TMA-19M is a Russian Soyuz spaceflight launched on December 15, 2015 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, transporting three members of the Expedition 46 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-19M is the 128th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since the first in 1967. The crew consists of a Russian commander accompanied by American and British astronauts.
Crew
| Position[3] | Crew Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Yuri Malenchenko, RSAExpedition 46 Sixth spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Timothy Kopra, NASAExpedition 46 Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Timothy Peake, ESAExpedition 46 First spaceflight | |
Backup crew
| Position[4] | Crew Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Anatoli Ivanishin, RSA | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Kathleen Rubins, NASA | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Takuya Onishi, JAXA | |
Mission highlights
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The Soyuz TMA-19M mission lifts off to the ISS on 15 December 2015
Soyuz TMA-19M was launched atop of a Soyuz-FG rocket at 11:03:09 GMT on 15 December 2015 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Following the launch, the Soyuz spacecraft successfully achieved orbital insertion 9 minutes later and began its 4-orbit journey to the Space Station. Unusually, while docking, the Kurs docking navigation system failed, and a manual docking had to be performed by Yuri Malenchenko. This delayed docking with the ISS by 10 minutes. The Soyuz docked with the ISS at 17:33:29 GMT the same day.[5] The crew then boarded the ISS at 19:58 GMT.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Soyuz-TMA 01M - 20M (7K-STMA, 11F747)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "Express Link-Up in Space culminates in Manual Docking – Three new Crew Members arrive at ISS". Spaceflight 101. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ Планируемые полёты (in Russian). astronaut.ru. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ astronaut.ru (2013). "Орбитальные полёты".
- 1 2 Richardson, Derek (15 December 2015). "Astronaut trio launches to, docks with space station in Soyuz TMA-19M". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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