Soyuz TMA-09M facts for kids
Soyuz TMA-09M departing from the ISS, 10 November 2013
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| Mission type | ISS crew rotation |
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| Operator | Roskosmos |
| Mission duration | 166 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz 11F732A47 No.709 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F747 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Fyodor Yurchikhin Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano |
| Callsign | Olympus |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 May 2013, 20:31:24 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 11 November 2013, 02:49& nbsp;UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 408 kilometres (254 mi) |
| Apogee | 422 kilometres (262 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.65 degrees |
| Period | 92.87 minutes |
| Epoch | 29 May 2013, 02:47:30 UTC |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Rassvet nadir |
| Docking date | 29 May 2013, 02:10 UTC |
| Undocking date | 1 November 2013, 23:26 UTC |
| Time docked | 156 days |
| Docking with ISS (Relocation) |
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| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 1 November 2013 08:33 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 November 2013 08:54 UTC |
| Time docked | 9d 21m |
  (l-r) Yurchikhin, Nyberg and Parmitano Soyuz programme
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The Soyuz TMA-09M was a space mission by Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. Its main goal was to take three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft stayed connected to the ISS for a long time. It acted as a safe escape vehicle for the crew during Expedition 36 and Expedition 37.
On November 11, 2013, the Soyuz TMA-09M returned to Earth. It brought back the same three astronauts who had flown up on it. The crew included Fyodor Yurchikhin from Roskosmos (Russia's space agency), Karen Nyberg from NASA (USA's space agency), and Luca Parmitano from the European Space Agency.
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Meet the Crew of Soyuz TMA-09M
The Soyuz TMA-09M mission had three main crew members. Each person had an important job during the flight and while on the space station.
Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin
- Role: Commander
- From:
Russia (Roskosmos) - Flights: This was his fourth space flight.
- Expedition: He was part of Expedition 36.
- About: As commander, he was in charge of the spacecraft and its crew.
Flight Engineer Karen L. Nyberg
- Role: Flight Engineer 1
- From:
United States (NASA) - Flights: This was her second and last space flight.
- Expedition: She was part of Expedition 36.
- About: Flight engineers help the commander fly the spacecraft and manage systems.
Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano
- Role: Flight Engineer 2
- From:
Italy (European Space Agency) - Flights: This was his first space flight.
- Expedition: He was part of Expedition 36.
- About: He also helped with the spacecraft's operations and scientific tasks.
Launch and Docking with the ISS
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft began its journey from Site 1/5 in Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It launched on May 28, 2013, at 8:31 PM UTC. A powerful Soyuz-FG rocket pushed the spacecraft into low Earth orbit.
Just nine minutes after liftoff, the Soyuz spacecraft separated from the rocket. It then began its quick journey to the International Space Station.
Fast Trip to the Space Station
The spacecraft docked with the ISS very quickly. This happened at 2:10 AM UTC on May 29, 2013. It took less than six hours from launch to docking. This fast method is used to make sure the crew spends less time in the small Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz connected to the Rassvet module on the ISS.
Images for kids
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(l-r) Yurchikhin, Nyberg and Parmitano
See also
In Spanish: Soyuz TMA-09M para niños
