Soyuz TMA-9
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| Operator | Roscosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2006-040A |
| SATCAT no. | 29400 |
| Mission duration | 215 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,270 kilograms (16,030 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Mikhail Tyurin Michael López-Alegría |
| Launching | Anousheh Ansari |
| Landing | Charles Simonyi |
| Callsign | Vostok |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 September 2006, 04:08 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 21 April 2007, 12:31 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 242 kilometres (150 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.67 degrees |
| Period | 88.64 minutes[1] |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 20 September 2006 05:21 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 October 2006 19:14 UTC |
| Time docked | 20d 13h 53m |
| Docking with ISS (Relocation) | |
| Docking port | Zarya nadir |
| Docking date | 10 October 2006 19:34 UTC |
| Undocking date | 29 March 2007 23:30 UTC |
| Time docked | 170d 3h 56m |
| Docking with ISS (Relocation) | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 29 March 2007 23:54 UTC |
| Undocking date | 21 April 2007 09:11 UTC |
| Time docked | 22d 9h 17m |
 Crew of Soyuz TMA-9: (l-r) López-Alegría, Ansari, Tyurin Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz TMA-9 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to and from the ISS. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 September 2006 at 08:09 MSD (04:09 UTC), docked with the ISS at 09:21 MSD (05:21 UTC) on 20 September, and returned to Earth on 21 April 2007. Soyuz TMA-9 transported two-thirds of ISS Expedition 14 to the space station along with one "spaceflight participant" who performed several experiments on behalf of the European Space Agency.[2]
Crew notes
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Mikhail Tyurin, RoscosmosExpedition 14 Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer |  Michael López-Alegría, NASAExpedition 14 Fourth (last NASA) spaceflight | |
| Spaceflight Participant |  / Anousheh Ansari, SAOnly spaceflight Tourist |
 / Charles Simonyi, SAFirst spaceflight Tourist |
Daisuke Enomoto was originally scheduled to be the spaceflight participant, but on 21 August 2006, he was determined to be unfit for the flight for medical reasons, and replaced by Anousheh Ansari, his back-up crew member.
Docking with ISS
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- Docked to ISS: 20 September 2006, 05:21 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda)
- Undocking from ISS: 10 October 2006 19:14 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda)
- Docking to ISS: 10 October 2006 19:34 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
- Undocking from ISS: 29 March 2007 23:30 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)
- Docking to ISS: 29 March 2007 23:54 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda)
- Undocking from ISS: 21 April 2007 09:11 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda)
