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'''Soyuz TMA-7''' was a manned mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS) conducted by the Russian space agency [[Roskosmos]].  The mission launched from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] on 01 October 2005, transported ISS crew members to the station, and returned to Earth on 08 April 2006.  TMA-7 also transported one "[[spaceflight participant]]" to the ISS and returned a Brazilian Flight Engineer to Earth.
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|mission_name = ''Soyuz TMA-7''
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|launch = 01 October 2005
|'''Mission name:'''||Soyuz TMA-7
|landing = 08 April 2006
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|duration = 189d 19h 53m
|'''Call sign:'''||     
|previous_mission = [[Soyuz TMA-6]]
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|next_mission = [[Soyuz TMA-8]]
|'''Number of crew members:'''|| 3
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|'''[[Launch]]:'''|| [[October 1]], [[2005]]<br>03:55:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<br>[[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] LC1
[[Image:Crew_of_soyuz_tma7.gif|thumb|Crew of Soyuz TMA-7]]
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|'''[[Landing]]:'''|| [[April 8]], [[2006]]<br>23:48:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
==Mission highlights==
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|'''Duration:'''||189d 19h 53m
28th manned flight to ISS (Flight 11S).
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|'''Number of [[orbit]]s:'''|| 2,987
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==Crew==
==Crew==
Soyuz TMA-7 was a transport mission for the [[International Space Station]] (ISS) ''[[Expedition 12]]'' crew. The flight delivered ISS Commander [[William McArthur]] and ISS Flight Engineer [[Valery Tokarev]] to the station to replace the ''[[Expedition 11]]'' crew members. Spaceflight participant [[Gregory Olsen]] joined the TMA-7 crew for the ascent and docking with ISS, spent approximately eight days aboard the ISS conducting experiments, then returned to Earth with the outgoing members of ''Expedition 11'' aboard [[Soyuz TMA-6]]. McArthur and Tokarev were joined on their return trip to Earth by Flight Engineer [[Marcos Pontes]] who launched aboard [[Soyuz TMA-8]] and spent approximately seven days aboard ISS conducting experiments for the [[Brazilian Space Agency]].


'''Launched ''[[International Space Station|ISS]] [[Expedition 12]]'' crew:'''
*[[Valery Tokarev]] (2) - Commander -  [[Russia]]
*''[[Valery Tokarev]] (2)'' Commander -  [[Russia]]
*[[William McArthur]] (4) - Flight Engineer - [[United States of America]]
*''[[William McArthur]] (4)'' Flight Engineer - [[U.S.A.]]
*[[Gregory Olsen]] (1) - Spaceflight Participant ''(ascent only)'' - [[United States of America]]
* [[Gregory Olsen]] (1) Spaceflight Participant - [[U.S.A.]]  
*[[Marcos Pontes]] (1) -  Flight Engineer ''(descent only)'' - [[Brazil]]


'''Landed ''[[International Space Station|ISS]] [[Expedition 12]]'' crew:'''
<small>*Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.</small>
*''[[Valery Tokarev]] (2)'' Commander - [[Russia]]
*''[[William McArthur]] (4)'' Flight Engineer - [[U.S.A.]]
*  [[Marcos Pontes]] (1) Flight Engineer - [[Brazil]]
[[Image:Crew_of_soyuz_tma7.jpg|Crew of Soyuz TMA-7]]


==Mission parameters==
==Mission parameters==
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*'''[[Inclination]]:''' ~51.7°
*'''[[Inclination]]:''' ~51.7°
*'''[[Orbital period|Period]]:''' ~88.7 minutes
*'''[[Orbital period|Period]]:''' ~88.7 minutes
==Mission highlights==
28th manned flight to ISS (Flight 11S).
'''Soyuz TMA-7''' is a [[Soyuz spacecraft]] which has been launched on [[October 1]], [[2005]] by a [[Soyuz launch vehicle]] from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]].
[[Image:Soyuz TMA-7 approach.jpg|thumb|Soyuz TMA-7 approaches the International Space Station]]
The spacecraft carried two members of the [[Expedition 12]] crew to the [[International Space Station]], together with the [[space tourist]] [[Gregory Olsen]].  They replaced the [[Expedition 11]] crew, Commander [[Sergei Krikalev]] and [[John L. Phillips|John Phillips]].
The last member of the original Expedition 12 crew, [[Thomas Reiter]] finally launched in July 2006 on [[STS-121]]. Owing to to shuttle mechanical and weather delays, he was forced to move to [[Expedition 13]].
This was the last flight which is covered by the [[1996]] "balance" agreement that required the Russians to provide 11 Soyuz spacecraft to ferry joint U.S-Russian crews to and from the International Space Station. Further Soyuz flights needed a renegotiation between NASA and its Russian counterpart, and a modification of the [[Iran Nonproliferation Act]] of [[2000]].


==See also==
==See also==
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Soyuz TMA-7 was a manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) conducted by the Russian space agency Roskosmos. The mission launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 01 October 2005, transported ISS crew members to the station, and returned to Earth on 08 April 2006. TMA-7 also transported one "spaceflight participant" to the ISS and returned a Brazilian Flight Engineer to Earth.

Soyuz TMA-7
Mission statistics
Mission name: Soyuz TMA-7
Launch: 01 October 2005
Landing: 08 April 2006
Duration: 189d 19h 53m
Navigation

Previous Mission

Next Mission

Soyuz TMA-6

Soyuz TMA-8

Crew of Soyuz TMA-7

Mission highlights

28th manned flight to ISS (Flight 11S).


Crew

Soyuz TMA-7 was a transport mission for the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 12 crew. The flight delivered ISS Commander William McArthur and ISS Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev to the station to replace the Expedition 11 crew members. Spaceflight participant Gregory Olsen joined the TMA-7 crew for the ascent and docking with ISS, spent approximately eight days aboard the ISS conducting experiments, then returned to Earth with the outgoing members of Expedition 11 aboard Soyuz TMA-6. McArthur and Tokarev were joined on their return trip to Earth by Flight Engineer Marcos Pontes who launched aboard Soyuz TMA-8 and spent approximately seven days aboard ISS conducting experiments for the Brazilian Space Agency.

*Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.

Mission parameters

See also

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