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Soyuz TMA-9

Soyuz TMA-9 was a crewed flight launched on September 18, 2006 aboard a Soyuz-FG from Baikonur. Crew of 4: Anousheh Ansari, Charles Simonyi, Michael López-Alegría, Mikhail Tyurin.

Russiacrew 42006-040

Flight

Mission
Soyuz TMA-9
Spacecraft record
Soyuz TMA-9
Launch
September 18, 2006 · 04:08 UTC
Landing
April 21, 2007
Duration (Wikidata)
215.3 days
Country
Russia
Designator
2006-040A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Sep 20, 2006

Launch vehicle

Launch record
2006-040
Rocket
Soyuz-FG
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 359 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q591584 (CC0).