Soyuz TMA-2

Soyuz TMA-2
Operator	Rosaviakosmos
COSPAR ID	2003-016A
SATCAT no.	27781
Mission duration	184 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 28 seconds
Orbits completed	~3,005
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Soyuz-TMA 11F732
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Launch mass	7,136 kilograms (15,732 lb)
Crew
Crew size	2 up; 3 down
Members	Yuri Malenchenko; Edward Tsang Lu
Landing	Pedro Duque
Callsign	Agat (Agate)
Start of mission
Launch date	April 26, 2003, 03:53:52 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-FG
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	October 28, 2003, 02:40:20 UTC
Landing site	Near Arkalyk; 49°55′N 66°57′E / 49.917°N 66.950°E
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	200 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude	242 kilometres (150 mi)
Inclination	51.67 degrees
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Zarya nadir
Docking date	28 April 2003; 05:56 UTC
Undocking date	27 October 2003; 23:17 UTC
Time docked	182d 17h 21m
	; Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (left) and Edward Tsang Lu Soyuz programme; (Crewed missions) ← Soyuz TMA-1 Soyuz TMA-3 →

Soyuz TMA-2 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-2, Union TMA-2) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. The spacecraft docked with the ISS on April 28, 2003 and undocked on October 28, 2003.^[1] Soyuz TMA-2 was the second flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacecraft, and the 6th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.

The commander was Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russia), and the flight engineer was Edward Tsang Lu (USA). After docking with the ISS they exchanged with the resident crew on ISS and became the seventh station crew, called "ISS Expedition Seven". Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale were assigned as the backup crew.

^ "ISS Expedition 7 Crew". NASA. Archived from the original on 2003-04-02.

[1] "ISS Expedition 7 Crew". NASA. Archived from the original on 2003-04-02.

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