Soyuz TMA-2

Russia

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	26.04.2003
Launch time:	03:54 UT
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	388,2 - 413,2 km
Inclination:	51,67°
Docking ISS:	28.04.2003, 05:56:20 UT
Undocking ISS:	27.10.2003, 23:17:09 UT
Landing date:	28.10.2003
Landing time:	02:40 UT
Landing site:	49° 57' 06" N, 67° 02' 15" E

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Malenchenko	Yuri Ivanovich	Commander	3	184d 22h 46m	2890
2	Lu	Edward Tsang	Flight Engineer	3	184d 22h 46m	2890

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Malenchenko
2	Lu
3

Landing
1	Malenchenko
2	Duque
3	Lu

Animations: Soyuz


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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Kaleri	Aleksandr Yuriyevich	Commander
2	Foale	Colin Michael	Flight Engineer

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 42 km south of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan.

ISS-expedition 7; "caretaker" crew; docking to ISS; crew replaced expedition 6 crew. Only 15 experiments on different scientific fields; periodic maintenance work (for example the station's toilet system, windows, spacesuits and more), upgrade work, training for spacewalks, although no spacewalk was planned; cargo ship Progress 11 docked on the station in June and Progress 12 in August with food, fuel, water, supplies and scientific gear, which had to be stowed.