Soyuz TMA-8

Mission to the International Space Station. Soyuz TMA-8 was launched on March 30, 2006 aboard a Soyuz-FG from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Apr 1, 2006).

COSPAR 2006-009ANORAD 28996Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz TMA-8
Payload designation: Soyuz 11F732 No. 218
International designator: 2006-009A
NORAD catalog number: 28996
GCAT identifier: S28996
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/494

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-STMA
Owner: RKKE
Country: Russia
Builder: RKK Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-STMA

Launch

Date: March 30, 2006 · 02:30 UTC
Launch record: 2006-009Success
Rocket: Soyuz-FG
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 267 km
Apogee: 308 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: April 1, 2006
Last known active: Sep 29, 2006
End of operations: Sep 29, 2006

Size

Mass: 2,877 kg
Dry mass: 2,300 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 7,236 kg
Length: 7.9 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1231148 (CC0).