Soyuz TMA-13M

Soyuz TMA-13M
	Soyuz TMA-13M docked to the ISS, flying above California and Nevada.
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2014-031A
SATCAT no.	39775
Mission duration	165 days, 8 hours, 1 minute
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Soyuz 11F732A47 No.713
Spacecraft type	Soyuz-TMA 11F747
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Launch mass	305,000 Kilograms
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Maksim Surayev; Gregory R. Wiseman; Alexander Gerst
Callsign	Cepheus
Start of mission
Launch date	28 May 2014, 19:57:41 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-FG
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	10 November 2014, 03:58 UTC
Landing site	Kazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Rassvet nadir
Docking date	29 May 2014; 01:44 UTC
Undocking date	10 November 2014; 00:31 UTC [1]
Time docked	164 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes
	; (l-r) Gerst, Wiseman and Surayev Soyuz programme; (Crewed missions)

Soyuz TMA-13M was a 2014 flight to the International Space Station. It transported three members of the Expedition 40 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-13M is the 122nd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since 1967, and the 39th Soyuz mission to the ISS. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station for the Expedition 41 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle until its departure in November 2014.

Crew


Position[2]	Crew Member
Commander	Maksim Surayev, RSA Expedition 40 Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1	Gregory R. Wiseman, NASA Expedition 40 First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2	Alexander Gerst, ESA Expedition 40 First spaceflight

Backup crew


Position[3]	Crew Member
Commander	Anton Shkaplerov, RSA
Flight Engineer 1	Terry W. Virts, NASA
Flight Engineer 2	Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA

Mission highlights

Rollout

The Soyuz FG rocket carrying the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft was rolled to the launch pad at Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 26 May 2014. Under sunny skies, the roll out began at 7 o'clock in the morning. The rollout was attended by the Soyuz backup crew members, Anton Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts. The Soyuz TMA-13M prime crew was not at the event, since it is considered to bring bad luck.[4] Once the 49.5 meter tall Soyuz FG rocket was erected in its vertical launch position, the launcher was enclosed by its service structure, to provide protection and access platforms for workers.

Launch, rendezvous and docking

Launch of Soyuz TMA-13M occurred successfully at 19:57 UTC on May 28, 2014, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Upon achieving orbit approximately nine minutes after launch, TMA-13M began a four-orbit rendezvous with the International Space Station.[5] Soyuz TMA-13M subsequently docked with the Rassvet module of the ISS at 1:44 UTC on May 29. Hatches were opened between the two spacecraft just over two hours later at 3:52 UTC.[6]

Undocking and return to Earth

Soyuz TMA-13M undocked from the International Space Station at 00:31 UTC on November 10, 2014, with a 4-minute, 41-second deorbit burn occurring at 03:05 UTC. The spacecraft successfully landed northwest of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan at 03:58 UTC.[7]

Gallery

Soyuz crew in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square
TMA-13M launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft on 5-28-14 at a distance of 25m on final approach, astronaut's hand can be seen in the window.

References

"Expedition 41 Departs from Station in Soyuz". NASA.gov. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
"ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst to fly to Space Station in 2014". ESA. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
astronaut.ru (2013). "Орбитальные полёты".
"Soyuz FG rolled to Launch Pad for Liftoff with next ISS Crew on Wednesday". SPACEFLIGHT101.com. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
Clark, Stephen. "Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
"Arrival of Expedition 40 Trio Expands Station Crew to Six". NASA. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"Soyuz Completes Deorbit Burn, Expedition 41 Headed Home". NASA. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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[1] "Expedition 41 Departs from Station in Soyuz". NASA.gov. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[crew-2] "ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst to fly to Space Station in 2014". ESA. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

[backup_position-3] stronaut.ru (2013). "Орбитальные полёты".

[4] "Soyuz FG rolled to Launch Pad for Liftoff with next ISS Crew on Wednesday". SPACEFLIGHT101.com. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[msc-5] Clark, Stephen. "Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[6] "Arrival of Expedition 40 Trio Expands Station Crew to Six". NASA. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[7] "Soyuz Completes Deorbit Burn, Expedition 41 Headed Home". NASA. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

Human spaceflights to the International Space Station
See also: {{ISS expeditions}}, {{Uncrewed ISS flights}}
1998–2004	1998 STS-88 1999 STS-96 2000 STS-101 106 92 Soyuz TM-31 STS-97 2001 STS-98 102 100 Soyuz TM-32 STS-104 105 Soyuz TM-33 STS-108 2002 STS-110 Soyuz TM-34 STS-111 112 Soyuz TMA-1 STS-113 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 TMA-3 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 TMA-5	International Space Station Insignia International Space Station Emblem
2005–2009	2005 Soyuz TMA-6 STS-114 Soyuz TMA-7 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 STS-121 115 Soyuz TMA-9 STS-116 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 STS-117 118 Soyuz TMA-11 STS-120 2008 STS-122 123 Soyuz TMA-12 STS-124 Soyuz TMA-13 STS-126 2009 STS-119 Soyuz TMA-14 TMA-15 STS-127 128 Soyuz TMA-16 STS-129 Soyuz TMA-17
2010–2014	2010 STS-130 Soyuz TMA-18 STS-131 132 Soyuz TMA-19 TMA-01M TMA-20 2011 STS-133 Soyuz TMA-21 STS-134 Soyuz TMA-02M STS-135 Soyuz TMA-22 TMA-03M 2012 Soyuz TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M 2013 Soyuz TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M 2014 Soyuz TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M
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Since 2020	2020 Soyuz MS-16 SpaceX Demo-2 Soyuz MS-17 SpaceX Crew-1
Future	2021 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 SpaceX Crew-3 Boeing Crewed Flight Test Boeing Starliner-1 Soyuz MS-19 MS-20 2022 SpaceX AX-1 SpaceX Crew-4 Soyuz MS-21 Boeing Starliner-2 Soyuz MS-22
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