Soyuz TMA-13
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| Operator | Roskosmos | ||||
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| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA | ||||
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia | ||||
| Crew | |||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Members | Yuri Lonchakov Michael Fincke |
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| Launching | Richard Garriott | ||||
| Landing | Charles Simonyi | ||||
| Callsign | Titan | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | 12 October 2008, 07:01 UTC[1][2] | ||||
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG | ||||
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 | ||||
| End of mission | |||||
| Landing date | 8 April 2009, 07:16 UTC | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Docking with ISS | |||||
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Soyuz TMA-13 (Russian: Союз ТМА-13, Union TMA-13) was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket at 07:01 GMT on 12 October 2008. It undocked at 02:55 GMT on 8 April 2009, performed a deorbit burn at 06:24, and landed at 07:16. By some counts, Soyuz TMA-13 is the 100th Soyuz spacecraft to be crewed.[3]
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Crew
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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| Commander |  Yuri Lonchakov, RKAExpedition 18 Third spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer |  Michael Fincke, NASAExpedition 18 Second spaceflight |
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| Spaceflight Participant |  / Richard Garriott, SA[5][6]First spaceflight Tourist |
 / Charles Simonyi, SA[4]Second spaceflight Tourist |
Backup crew
Soyuz TMA-13 arrives at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 10 October 2008.
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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| Commander | Gennady Padalka, RKA |
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| Flight Engineer | Michael Barratt, NASA |
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| Spaceflight Participant |  Nik Halik, SA[8]Tourist |
Esther Dyson, SA[7] Tourist |
Crew notes
- Richard Garriott flew on TMA-13 as a guest of the Russian government through a space tourist program run by Space Adventures.[5] His role aboard the Soyuz is referred to as a Spaceflight Participant in English-language Russian Federal Space Agency documents, and NASA documents and press briefings.[9]
- Salizhan Sharipov had originally been assigned to command this Soyuz flight and participate in Expedition 18, but was replaced by Yuri Lonchakov.[10]
References
Soyuz TMA-13 lifts off from Gagarin's Start.
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