Soyuz TMA-07M
Soyuz TMA-07M docked to the Rassvet module of the ISS
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| Mission type | ISS crew rotation |
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| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-074A |
| SATCAT no. | 39032 |
| Mission duration | 145 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz 11F732A47 No.704A |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members |
Roman Romanenko Chris Hadfield Thomas Marshburn |
| Callsign | Парус ("Sail") |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 December 2012, 12:12:36 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 14 May 2013, 02:31 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Rassvet nadir |
| Docking date | 21 December 2012, 14:09 UTC |
| Undocking date | 13 May 2013, 23:08 UTC |
| Time docked | 143 days, 9 hours |
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 (l-r) Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield
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Soyuz TMA-07M (Russian: Союз ТМА-07M) was a spaceflight launched to the International Space Station in 2012 which transported three members of the Expedition 34 crew to the station. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station and served as an emergency escape vehicle for the Expedition 35 increment, before returning its crew to Earth in May 2013.
The Soyuz FG rocket was rolled out to Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 17 December. The pre-dawn roll-out was done under freezing conditions with temperatures dropping as low as –30°C. Preparations were completed during the two days leading up to the launch. The Soyuz TMA-07M launch was the first to take place from Site 1/5 after modifications were completed. The Soyuz TMA-06M launch before that took place from Site 31/6.
The countdown operations started early on 19 December about eight hours before the planned launch time. The crew enjoyed their final breakfast and participated in the traditional pre-flight blessing by a Russian Orthodox Priest. Later, Romanenko, Hadfield and Marshburn departed the cosmonaut hotel to head to Site 254 where they began operations to don their Sokol launch and entry suits four hours and twenty minutes ahead of launch. The crew arrived at the launch site about two hours and 33 minutes before lift-off. As Soyuz commander, Romanenko occupied the center seat, while Hadfield and Marshburn were strapped into the left and right seats respectively.
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